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Swallow Tailed Kite
Swallow Tailed Kite
MelonMusketeer


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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
Location: North edge of the Florida Everglades
Date: Mar 11, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2007

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 Full original frame. Shot while waiting for turkeys, just after dawn, and almost directly into the sun. I saw him, got set up, and waited for him to dip below the tree line. Used the zoom at 300mm, on a monopod. I was already rigged and waiting to take pics of turkeys. The kites fly in circles, so I had time to kick auto exposure up a couple of stops, and used manual focus while following the bird. This one is about 30 inches or 2/3 meter wing span, a large one. The fog is real. I had to wait till he got close to get a good sharp shot.

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 05/04/2008 04:23:39 AM
Awesome shot, great capture
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 05/03/2008 04:39:59 PM
i was about to say that you are have the best p&s shot in the challenge, but you CHEATED!!!

great shot - awesome bird, wonderful warm tones, and nice focus and placement
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 05/03/2008 01:18:17 PM
wow this is great. its tough to get a moving object in focus in a P&S. impressive work.
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 05/03/2008 11:57:12 AM
Can't imagine how you can maintain focus manually on a moving object like that. Very impressive.
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 08/24/2007 08:16:43 AM
Still like this one Van

Message edited by author 2007-08-24 08:17:13.
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 08/24/2007 08:11:31 AM
Beautiful image.
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 05/03/2007 09:36:42 PM
my favorite kite, great angle and shot. Van
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 04/05/2007 10:39:19 PM
OMG .. you must move faster than a speeding bullet waddy .... and i quote ... "I saw him, got set up, and waited for him to dip below the tree line." .......
like you must'v seen the bird and possibly had to get your camera from the cockpit .. (altho that's probably incorrect, coz being the mad keen photographer that you are, i doubt your camera would be more than an arm's reach away, but i'm putting the bit about going to the cockpit in, to make it more exaggerated) .. anyway, after getting the camera you'd have to then make a selection from your 100 or so lenses & take the lens cap off .. you'd have to set your aperture, shutter speed and iso, and of course adjust the white balance ... probably adjust to auto focus as well ... and then get that damn bird in your sights .....
well the adrenaline pump was definitely worth it .. i reckon this is one of your best bird shots ... and a very difficult one to catch too .. =10

Message edited by author 2007-04-05 22:41:00.
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