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This was taken in a childs adventure park which has a falkenary and two shows per day where a number of beautiful birds are flown for the viewers. (Daldorf - Trappenkamp adventure forest)Time
1000hrsLighting
a very bright sunny day with no clouds or sky background contentEquipment
Nikon D750, Nikon 80-200mm f2,8 Lens, shot at 1/2000 f/5,6 ISO360, hand heldInspiration
These Birds of Prey are such majestic creatures which have facinated me all my life. Whenever I have the opportunity in free flight or at shows then I cannot resist to try to capture them.Editing
Yes, Lightroom basic balancing of light and shadow, as all my shots are taken in .RAWIn my camera bag
I have a basic bag which is always with me in the car, with a 20mm f1,8 wide angle lens for landscape, a 50mm f1,4 for closer objects and narrower shots, a 80-200mm f2,8 for shots in dark shady areas or for dusk periods where light is reduced substancially and a 100-400mm f5,6-6,3 for long haul and sport/animal/bird shots in good (very good lighting) conditions. A travel-tripod is always at hand for those poor light or needed steady shots.Feedback
In this particular case it was a bird show. I visited this show previously to see how things were presented and tried to scout out good positions and possibilities for shooting the next time. I was able to chose my kit for the different situations leaving as little surprise as possible for a second trip to the show. I made sure I was one of the first persons to enter the show and was able to position myself almost freely as I had hoped from my previous visit with slight adjustments in my position for the lighting circumstances on that day. Whilst portraits are often shot with shorter distances, I do like the special effects of blurring and boquet around the subject which a tele lens offers whithout stopping the f-value right down to the lowest level. As the majority of the pictures at such a show are of the birds in flight, be prepared to shoot as many pictures as you can, -- alot of them will be just rubbish :-) Practice makes perfect and it should be good fun, but you´ll know that the next morning then holding a heavy camera and long lens for about 4-5 hundred pictures in a one hour bird of prey show does leave its toll. :-)