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      Carmine bee-eater, Kalizo
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      Chris van Rooyen


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      Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
      Date/Time: 2006:10:13 09:12:10
      Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
      Aperture: 8
      Exposure mode: Av
      Flash: Off
      Metering mode: Multi-segment
      ISO: 400
      Lens: 500mm
      Focal length: 700mm
      · Date: Tue 17/10/2006 · Views: 1,354
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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 21:18
    1. renes83
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      wow Chris, you must've been in your element with these birds! beautiful!

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 21:18
    1. Isak Pretorius
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      Chris, these colours are out-of-this world! Very VERY nice!

      I have a question: Would f5.6 have worked here? Am I right if I say that you probably stuck to f8 since that would've been better with open wings? I guess my question REALLY is, do you usually work with f8 in such conditions of small flying birds?

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 21:23
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Thanks for the comments guys. Isak, I always try the maximum depth of field that the situation allows me as it helps to get critical sharpness with fast moving subjects. f/5.6 would have worked as well, but I would have gotten more heads and eyes out of focus, as my depth of field would have been reduced. Hope this makes sense..

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  1.   Tue 17/10/2006 21:34
    1. Isak Pretorius
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      Yes, thanks Chris, makes perfect sense!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 01:57
    1. Johan Aucamp
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      Great shot

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 04:07
    1. Dean
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      A Fantastic Shot......................Well Done!!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 04:33
    1. Wim van den Heever
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      Strong diagonal, great background, great subject, action etc, etc. Another winner - Congratulations!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 04:49
    1. Margo Coetzee
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      Shosholoza Chris!!!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 04:54
    1. MichaelB
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      Chris, thanks for sharing these great images with us all, a pleasure to watch!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:00
    1. flash99
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      Stunning shot especially at 700mm. Chris what tripod head did you use to track it or (dont know if I should even suggest this ) did you wait for the bird to come to the frame?

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:08
    1. BrerFox
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      Excellent shot. I like the question/reply re Isak, which does make sense.
      But I would have gone for f/5.6 for more background blur (maybe that's why I have so many heads out of focus ). I am finding that by using higher ISO and therefore higher shutter speeds, I am getting more keepers, but my lens is not IS. Were you using IS (mode 2) for this shot?

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:19
    1. Geurt
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      Chris,
      Opportunity well used. Good one.
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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:35
    1. Izeman
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      AGAIN AWESOME!!!!!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:36
    1. Malone
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      Sweet image! Excellent results!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 05:54
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Thanks for the comments guys. I used my Manfrotto 501 fluid head and panned with the birds. No I was not on IS, it would not really have made a difference at these shutterspeeds.

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 06:27
    1. J.C.
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      Unreal Chris. I sincerely wish I could get shots like this....I really do. This is great to view for me personally, as it gives you more ummmmfff for the next shoot, to try improve on what I have, cause this is awesome work.

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 06:27
    1. BigAl
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      Amazing shot and excellent composition!

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 06:28
    1. Piet Venter
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      Excellent image Chris.

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 06:59
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      THanks again for the comments guys, it certainly makes me feel great to know that you find some of it inspiring

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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 08:30
    1. Hannelie de Klerk
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      You are really good at this Chris! DId you sharpen the bird in isolation of the background or add some blurring to the background after sharpening??
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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 08:56



    1. The amazing detail of the bird afforded by this photo is sensational ....

      The square and fork of the tail, the blue rump, the green crown, the black stripe across the eye and ear coverts, the black-tipped carmine feathers ... UNREAL !!!

      You don't even get this amount of detail in the best illustrated field guides.
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  1.   Wed 18/10/2006 14:59
    1. Chris van Rooyen
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      Hannelie I first sharpened the whole image and then I ran a noise filter on the background.

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  1.   Thu 19/10/2006 16:48
    1. RonnieDP
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      Very nice Chris!

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