Magpie Flight

[Stan]

Another bird in flight to knock off the list. Shot at Barnes WWT
WDYT

Stan

[colin C]

Re: Magpie Flight

Not easy to capture with their "Big Dipper" style of flight, but I have found that they appear quite tolerant at Barns, so it is the right place to go for this shot.

Colin

[oldcanon]

Re: Magpie Flight

lovely birds to shoot when you get the light right and the iridescence showing, nice work Stan

[Gra.C@Ashley]

Re: Magpie Flight

Great shot Stan. I dont know how you guys(and girls) do it. I never seem to be quick enough or close enough to capture a decent image of birds in flight. Well done anyway.
graham.

[mikep]

Re: Magpie Flight

Stan, nice shot, tricky birds to get but you've got lovely blue colour on the wing! Hope you're recovering well!

Graham, don't worry - I'm also nearer the bottom end of the learning curve on that one! Practice helps, and good panning technique! I usually come back from a day out and immediately bin 4/5's of the shots, due to OOF, bad comp, wrong exposure etc. But you never know when one shot just pops out to be OK! Keep it up!

All the best, Mike.

[Stan]

Re: Magpie Flight

Cheers Guys

There were two or three of them just inside the entrance to the world of wetlands and I would think they were in their own territory as they were chasing off any pigeons that dared come near. So they seemed a lot more used to people than others I have seen which meant a quite close approach without scaring them off. To show how close the shot here is not far off full frame

I usually come back from a day out and immediately bin 4/5's of the shots, due to OOF, bad comp, wrong exposure etc.

par for the course Mike although i probably dont ditch quite as many only because I have already ditched them before they see the computer

Stan

[DeeGee]

Re: Magpie Flight

Now how do you take a shot like that, when your supposed to be saluting and saying "Good Morning Mr Magpie"

[Stan]

Re: Magpie Flight

Now how do you take a shot like that, when your supposed to be saluting and saying "Good Morning Mr Magpie"

ambidextrous

Stan

[SamFisher]

Re: Magpie Flight

Great exposure, Stan
The sheen on the wings and tail shows up well

Mike

[Stan]

Re: Magpie Flight

Thanks Mike

Stan