Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The whole series is excellent Jayanand. A seasoned patient photographer seconded by very good gear hits home again Amities Philippe Le 1 sept. 2016 ? 01:39, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a ?crit : > Today's Pantanal Photo Post is a bit of action. Getting these shots eluded > me, through a couple of attempts - normally I would photograph a bit of > wing or just the talons, till literally the last time I could have got them > - maybe desperation helped. Otherwise I found the Black-collared Hawk just > too fast, agile and maneuverable for my aging reflexes to keep up with it > through a viewfinder on a bobbing boat - till I found this one coming > towards me, one that cooperated by patiently staying centered in my > viewfinder! I had just switched the lens to the 70-200mm from a longer lens > to give some margin for error, and so that, too, helped. I have posted four > shots from the series I took, and I think the perfect shot is the third > one, what do you all think? > > Approach: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160813-3933.jpg.html > > Catch: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160813-3934.jpg.html > > Turn: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160813-3936.jpg.html > > Homeward Bound: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160813-3937.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and criticism, as ever, encouraged, and welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information