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Contest Finalist in Winter Wildlife Photo Contest
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Kevin_McDonnell
February 26, 2019
So hard to capture birds in flight and do it so crisply and well lit. Congratulations you've done both.
FSULADY77
February 26, 2019
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FSULADY77
February 26, 2019
Such vivid detail in the feathers to have captured in mid-flight. The side lighting is a bonus! I really like this quite a bit.
jensen9cat
February 27, 2019
I love birds of prey. You have captured the true essence of the bird in flight
Gahpir
April 28, 2020
Thanks a lot, my friends. In wintertime there’s a lot of pastel tones in Northern Finland. After a big one month lasting night, the light has just risen.
giosumichaelgaglianese
December 24, 2020
Beautiful! What gear do you use and specs for this photo, if you don't mind me asking?
Gahpir
February 09, 2021
In low light sit, usually full open f, auto iso limited 1600, and auto shutterspeed goes 1/500 or so. Raw, 300mm+tc1,4x, Canon 6D.
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Location
Eastern Finland, Kuusamo, Oulanka National ParkTime
In January there not much daylight in Northern Finland, few hours. This was taken in noon.Lighting
Polar night light is very special, quite cold weather above -30 C make all colours pastel like.Equipment
Hide of course, Canon 6D and 300mm, 1,4x tc, tripod.Inspiration
Polar night inspires, there no light like in middle of freezing winter.Editing
Raw file needs Lightroom basics. Noise and CA removal, crop, whites and blacks, little Dehaze and sharpening.In my camera bag
Canon 6D, 7Dmk2, 300mm and 20mm, 1,4 tc , tripodFeedback
Be patience, wild animals need their space, peace and quiet. When they arrive, do nothing, just watch. After a while you can see, they calm down and you can slowly make some moves and try silent shooting. If you see any being disturbed, just freeze for a while.