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Amazonofexeter — Marsh Tit Landing
Published: 2006-10-13 00:42:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1265; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 20
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The moment a Marsh Tit comes in to land on a branch...frozen in time with a high speed flash and a lot of patience - i took about 200 photos at the time, about 30 were trying to get this shot, this is the only one that actually worked and you can see the head and wing clearly...!!This image is available as a print - please contact me for more details....!!
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Heheh...lots of mine are, just a few manage to be just right...!
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I like the pose you caught him in the wings look wonderful. I'm so jealous of all the wildlife you have around you!!
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Aww!! Thank you!!! yes, there is some great things here if you are prepared to go and look...and sometimes get wet or tired...
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I have no idea how you got this shot, all I can say is bravo
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lol!!! lots of trial and error using a new flash on fast setting! Thank you!!
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Cheers - several attempts to get it just right!
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This is a phenomenal shot! (And a testament to your patience. 
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Thank you!!! and to the advantages of putting up with cold hands!!
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by hand - the stump is on the opposite side of the tree to the birdfeeders...so they came regularly to this spot, then it was just a case of waiting for the birds to come and as soon as i saw a flicker of feathers i pressed the shutter...used fresh batteries and had the camera on repeating shots so just kept shooting for a burst of 3 shots per go....got this one in about 12 attempts...was stuck for time otherwise i would have waited and kept trying!
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Thank you...am glad you like it!! thanks for coming to see!! not sure if i was watching you but have definately added you now...your work is amazing!
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I love the way you caught him just as he was landing with his wings still up, just at the right time! 
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so pretty! i find it hard just to take a pic of my cat while she's sleeping. haha wow good picture!
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Thank you!!! what sort of cat do you have?
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Great shot. It really is a perfect example of the breed!
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WHOAH. Great catch! I'd be sitting there trying to bracket the thing...I 
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Cheers!!!!! err...yes, i took a lot of pics tht day, and took about a dozen or so i think trying to get wings etc in right place....just a case of setting the flash to high speed sync and then holding the shutter down at the right moment - too soon and the flash scared them off and too late and the bird was either sat or gone again....i gave up after i thought i'd got this one....bit scary for them else...lol! hummingbirds would be great...my brother has them visiting at times...will have to persuade him to set up a proper hide at the right levels etc so its all ready when i'm able to visit! have you tried for them yet??!!
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I never see them anymore now that I'm not at my Grandmother's house in the summer time. She used to get a bunch, too. Shame. I miss them. .0.o.
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Aww, well, a good excuse for a holiday sometime....lol!!!
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Lovely photograph.
it is really difficult to capture a bird at flight, but you have managed it very well.
the position of the wings is perfect here. it is interesting the they are sharp and clear while the body of the bird shows movement.
whenever i tried to take pictures of birds for my stock account, they usually flew away and the photos turned out totally blurry
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Thank you 
I didn't know i'd get this opportunity until i reached the hide, and then saw where they were coming to land and tried t get this shot....great relief when i saw it on the screen at home! I think the flash was set to high speed flash and also second curtain sync which means the wings etc are frozen at the end of the movement rather than the start (which is what the normal flash setting allows).
How do you set up a stock account - is it very much work to run?? I am tempted as i have a lot of pictures which would be usable if elements are cut out from them due to poor backgrounds etc. Thx for any advice!
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love the amount of motion that you managed to capture in this and still manage to have a clear image of the bird's head and wings
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Thank you!! It was nice image to see come up on the screen when i'd got home and defrozen!!
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What a phenomenal shot. I think the beauty you captured made it well worth the difficulty of getting such a shot.
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Awww, thank you!!! I love it when an image really appeals to people - makes it all worthwhile as the saying goes!!
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Beautiful photo shot of the bird, I seriously love the wing movement you can faintly see in the photo. I bet it would have taken a while to get the right one, and this is a great photo ^_^
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Awww, thank you!!!! I spent about 2 hours in the hide at a local nature reserve photographing the birds coming in and out of the feeding station, took about 300 shots, i kept 12 photos that contained birds flying into this perch (the others were empty....!) but only one showed both the head and the wings clearly!!! Was very happy when it came up on the computer screen!!!
Glad you like the pic!!
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Yes I do like the pic a lot :3 And I am glad that this turned out really good, I'm sure the other shots were as good. But this turned out amazing!! Especially with the wing effect.
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Eeeeeee....thank you!!!
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Kat
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You are quite remarkable .. I'm anxious to watch your gallery grow
Kat
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Thank you! Its great to have such positive feedback!! Gives me a really good lift!!
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yes! and that is how we grow .. positive feedback .. keeps us interested in our art .. and so we try even harder!
Kat
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Beautiful shot !!
What a catch .... I can only imagine all the waiting and timing
for getting this shot !! But it sure paid off !!!
Wonderful work !
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Thank you!!!Glad you like it - i hoped i'd got it at the time but it was too cold to look until i got home and when it came up on the computer screen....
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