Air Force One

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Air Force One

This one was really hard to catch! :)

Parus Major, Great Tit

Exif:
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 second
Aperture: F/4.5
Focal Length: 144 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Date Taken: Aug 30, 2009, 2:50:28 PM

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Air Force One by seawhisper
Air Force One by seawhisper
  • KLiu

    KLiu

    very nice, I love the fanned out wing

  • seawhisper replied

    thanks so much, took me some time to take that shot :D

  • StaceyH

    StaceyH

    You did an outstanding job capturing this one, very well done seawhisper, instant favourite

  • seawhisper replied

    Aww so nice to hear that. :) It really took me some time. The best thing with these birds is you always have some surprises. :)

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

  • seawhisper replied

    WOW! Thanks so much guys!!! :)

  • Trevor Kersley

    Trevor Kersley

    excellent capture

  • seawhisper replied

    :bow: :)

  • Bob Culshaw

    Bob Culshaw

    Congratulations on your feature. Well deserved for an excellent piece of work.

  • seawhisper replied

    Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. :)

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    A lovely capture

  • seawhisper replied

    thank you :))))

  • FelicityB

    FelicityB

    Congratulations on a fabulous image!!

  • seawhisper replied

    aww thanks :)

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    superb!

  • seawhisper replied

    thanks!!! :)

  • Aleksander

    Aleksander

    impressive!

  • seawhisper replied

    :D

  • doreen01

    doreen01

    Splendid shot!!! Love it!

  • doreen01

    doreen01

    ohhh… and inspired title! :)

  • seawhisper replied

    hyhy thanks :)

  • maxy

    maxy

    Oh WOW! This is absolutely magical!!!! Incredible work – how did you do it?! Stunning work!

  • seawhisper replied

    Well it’s not that hard.
    First you have to find a good place.
    Usually a city park is a good place. You take an assistant and lots of sunflower seeds, nuts (I always have walnuts for squirrels with me, I crush them into little parts so the tits and other small birds can grab them), or just a bread if you don’t have anything else.
    You ask the assistant to put a bread on his / her hand and straighten arm. You with the camera move away as far as you can to get a good shot. Then you just have to wait. It’s important to find a good spot. If you notice some birds in the bushes or on the lower branches of the trees then it’s a good spot. ;)
    When some birds will come, give them some time to be more tamed with situation, with the assistant and your camera. (Just not too much – they can be easily filled with food and stop coming to your assistant hand. ;) )
    The rest is just a camera setup – it’s good to have long lens, and time as short as you can. 1/1000 second is too long – the best results are at about 1/5000 and shorter, but it’s quite hard to have it due to the light conditions.
    And of course you have to have a lots of patience and a bit of luck.
    To get this picture (and maybe 5 more good) I had to shot about 300 photos. :D

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Wonderful picture!

  • seawhisper replied

    thank you so much, it seems it was worth the effort :D

  • Laura60

    Laura60

    Cudowne zdjęcie, gratuluję!!!!

  • seawhisper replied

    oooo dziekuje, i jak to milo uslyszec na RB pare slow po Polsku :)

  • nishagandhi

    nishagandhi

    wow

  • seawhisper replied

    :D

  • lroof

    lroof

    very cool!

  • seawhisper replied

    glad you like it! :)

  • James Deypalan

    James Deypalan

    Great capture!

  • seawhisper replied

    thanks so much! :)

  • sandysartstudio

    sandysartstudio

    Wow, what a photo with a spanned wing shot like that. Just to get the bird to come in the first place than for it to be so comfortable to sit on someones hand. remarkable…......Sandy

  • seawhisper replied

    Tbh it didn’t take that much to make it sit on the hand. In my park they’re quite tamed. They’re more afraid of the camera then the hand with the seeds. :)

  • MarianBendeth

    MarianBendeth

    Fantastic capture! Perfect timing – shades, hues..clapping here!

  • seawhisper replied

    Thank you, it really took some time to get this shot. :D

  • SKNickel

    SKNickel

    Awesome!!!!!!!!!

  • seawhisper replied

    :-D

  • jskouros

    jskouros

    Very very well done to capture that one.

  • seawhisper replied

    It took loooots of time! :) Thanks so much. :)

  • van049

    van049

    SUPERB CAPTURE MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!xx

  • seawhisper replied

    Thanks!!! :)

  • Edyta Pelc

    Edyta Pelc

    Awesome!

  • seawhisper replied

    I’m glad you like it! Btw are you from Poland? You have polish name. ;) Ok, that sounded silly…. ;-)

  • Roy Lindman

    Roy Lindman

    Fantastic !

  • seawhisper replied

    glad you like it! :)

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