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The 'Latin' name may be not quite correct but having seen one of these take a Great Tit on our driveway last week it is apt.
"is this one a set-up?" i hear you cry... sorry, but yes - so much so that the 100 year old oak gate was carried to the site for this purpose
yes i would love to be a 'proper' photographer but time and patience dictates - and the sad truth is that most of the renowned wildlife greats Rouse, Weston etc all cheat it's just that they don't always admit it.
"Beth" the Sparrowhawk is one of the stars of our raptor photography workshops - next one Sat 1st September, £85, 15-30 min from Tamworth (more if you are walking)
Far smaller aperture than i would normally use for this type of subject, but relatively big lens so of course was countering compression a little to ensure detail throughout and, as you will see from exif, plenty of afternoon light so no issue with forcing ISO beyond camera's capabilities or with losing shutter speed - partially assisted with - 2/3 EC
I have been on here long enough for you all to know that your comments, good/bad are all more than welcome
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1DS Mark II |
| Lens: | 300.0 mm |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 21 Apr 2012 - 3:42 PM |
| Focal Length: | 300mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture: | f/9.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1600sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -2/3 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Sparrowhawk - Swiftus killus smallbirdus muchas |
| Username: | 
philhomer |
| Uploaded: | 31 Jul 2012 - 8:33 AM |
| Tags: | Birds of prey, Hawk, Owl photography, Pets / captive animals, Raptor, Raptor photography, Sparrow hawk, Sparrowhawk, Sublime images photography tuition, Wildlife photography day, Wildlife photography tuition |
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| Votes: | 21 |
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no idea what epz is playing at but if you look at Rich's comment above you will see 'detail' highlighted... this leads you into a FREE competition that costs you £10 per week or such. not suggesting that any of you are stupid but do take care.
personally saw this earlier and thought it was a one-off, if epz continues with this then i may well boycott the site
So it's OK for you to advertise photography workshops at a price but no one else!!!! One way traffic me thinks........
just rejoined e2 membership and it does give greater insight into the whole workings of images and non-feedback..
for instance, 13 unique views on this and 11 votes - genuinely wish the 2 non-voters would comment as to what they find wrong with the image. personally feel that all knowledgeable critique is invaluable - if you visit and do not like this then don't be frightened or too shy to say so, worst case i shall get upset and sulk for 10 minutes 
Seeing as this is a 'set up' I think you could have made a far better job of it.
With the gate being a moveable prop you could have placed it somewhere with a cleaner back drop or devised something, I also think the placement of the Hawk could be better too . When you are actually in a position to be handling these birds you could have put it in a much better position on the gate post, facing the other way would have been good then the tail would have been in the image.
Well detailed image but not too much thought gone in to what would have been an enviable situation for many avian photographers.
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