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In For The Kill

Apr, 2012

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in Kent, UK with a friend who had just trained his Hawk to fly free. I was new to photography and loving trying to capture the speed of this amazing bird.

Time

I think this was shot late afternoon on a reasonable day with cloud cover.

Lighting

The lighting for this wasn't perfect if I had a flash it would of helped a little but the clouds made it nice and even for me.

Equipment

I had my first DSLR a Canon 400d with a Tamron 55-200 Telephoto lens.

Inspiration

I love animals and especially birds of prey, have been fascinated by them since I was young and was glad when a close friend became heavily involved with them allowing me to get closer than I could imagine!

Editing

I used an iPad back then to review and edit my images as I didn't have LR or PS, I used apps like snapseed to slightly increase exposure and lift shadows and bring back some of that colour too. I generally made small tweaks rather than trying to change the image completely.

In my camera bag

Nowadays I have a bit more kit, 2 bodies Canon 1d mkii and my 400d, 50mm 1.8, 70-20 2.8L, 100mm 2.8L Macro, 100-400 L, 600RT flash & 430EXii flashes, Manfrotto tripod, off camera flash triggers,

Feedback

Keep the shutter speed high and don't be afraid to use a higher ISO, a nice clear shot is better than a slightly blurry one for fear of raising your ISO. Keep steady and use something to rest against if possible especially if at the longer end of your focal range.

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