I See You Down There

wow, that is quite a capture…. excellent work Marvin…

amazing capture…one of a kind :))

Double WOW!! Great work Marvin….Magical capture!

What’s this ..hairdressers at work? Beaut detailed image! Spot on classic.

G’day Marvin,

You have lifted what could well have been simply a “bird-on-a-stick” shot to a much higher level by catching the raptor in such a fierce pose and with the plumage in an agressive display.
Good light and exposure, good focus, great depth of field, good contrast and wonderful natural colours.
Good work mighty bird hunter!

GB
Dennis

one of your finest Marvin ~ what a moment to catch ~ love the take off action and clarity and color ~ just superb ~ xx

Wow…Superb Capture Marvin!

Ohmy Lord …I am so glad i came to see whats new in your portofolio….what a great moment….just right timing….my fav

Very good timing for a superb capture!!!

stunning marvin

wow. stunning indeed.

Ok so what are you going to put up next to surpass this smarty! Totally fabulous capture is all I can say!!

Wow, and triple wow!! Wonderful photo, Marvin

What a moment to capture.. well done, appears you maybe in trouble :)

He’s letting you know it works both ways !!!! LOL…fantastic capture Marvin…bravo!!! *-)

Exceptional capture Marvin..you’re doing wonders

superb capture

Wow, what an extraordinary pose by this Hawk. Now I know why Hawks have few bird friends in the wild kingdom….lol

Great capture Marvin

Great title for a great pose

Great capture Marvin

Nice Capture!

Wow , what a shot

This is an absolute winner Marvin!!!

Fabulous capture

Caught at just the right moment. Good detail.

Awesome timing and capture Marvin!!!!

Awsome and more WOW.

This is SO GORGEOUS! Incredible timing to capture this. Big WOW.
Evie

Wow. This is great Marvin. Pressed the shutter at just the right time.

Fantastic photo Marvin.

Wow, great capture!

This is the most unique and incredible image! wow!

Beautiful capture, you are one of the best at animal shots.Love it

I cursed out loud in awe when I saw this!! WOW WOW WOW!! Marvin, you ARE the bird man! :)

It kind of looks like someone is standing behind the owl and is getting mooned. LOL

Great capture

Thank you Antanas

ONE IN A MILLION ,NOW BETTER IT IF YOU CAN

Thanks Vic, that’s the trouble, I don’t know if I can better this.

Marvin, this is stupendous! I have always wanted to be able to take wild life shots, but I am an eon away from that. Please let me know what type of lens and settings you use for that type of photo. You are a genius!

Thanks Sue, but if I can do this…...honestly anyone can. I use a Canon 40D and 20D,and a Canon 400mm 5.6L lens. The Canon L series lenses are well known for their sharpness and color rendition. These lenses aren’t cheap but they are worth every penny. Also if you don’t use Canon, the other manufacturers make a very similar line of pro lenses.

I shoot at 6 frames per second most of the time when I shoot birds. I use shutter preferred automatic at 1/1000th of a second if the light permits. The slowest shutter speed I use to shoot birds in flight is 1/500th of a second and I don’t like to use 1/500th. I really prefer to use manual exposure using the camera’s meter for the settings because sometimes the meter will vary from shot to shot and I don’t like some of those shots. In low light I use ISO 400, in great light I prefer to use ISO 200 or even occasionally ISO 100. You really need good light for good sharp bird photos depending on the effect you want. There are many other really great bird shooters on RB, look in the raptors group and you will see some awesome photographers much better than I am.
I hope all this makes sense, if not, keep asking questions.

Perfect timing on this one, fantastic capture, spot on!

Thanks, Marvin for all that information. You make it sound so easy, but I know better, LOL. I copies all the info and emailed it to myself. I will save it for a great reference. I want to by a lens like that and then a good macro lens. Gee, all it takes is MONEY….........

Magnificent timing….superb image Marvin, love it!

I missed this one.. I love it.. You have captured so much expression and details….

What an amazing capture!

Amazing

This is an amazing shot, one that I only hope to get one day. Very nice work.

AMAZING shot….....worthy of an award!

Thanks very much Rose, I appreciate your kind comments.

Nice capture. Looks great against the blue sky too!

You truly have a skill in depicting real nature!

WOW, amazing capture Marvin

You’ve captured a fierce look here Marvin. Bravo

PHEW!! :) I couldn’t find the end! LOL WOW!!! Oh, Marvin, I bet you were on cloud 9 when you saw this one!! FANTASTIC shot!!!!

Thanks very much Melissa, Yea, I was pleased with this one, he really posed nicely.

Excellent and Unique shot you have here!!! It is wonderful!!!

Magnificent, excellent image of this bird.

Ruffled feathers I see??!! LOL!!! WOW… what an incredible capture Marvin!!! These birds are ever so fascinating to me!

Incredible, extraordinary, WOW

excellent capture!

Awesome shot Marvin! Great lighting and the pose speaks for itself!

An astounding image. Hope you get the money for your clever lens! LOL
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