MickM

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Canon EOS 1100D

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Aperture f/29.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 29/1

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Apr, 2015

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Great image of a bird of prey landing. Well done.

Welcome to VB! amazing capture!

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THIS IS OUR GORGEOUS SAM, LOOKING SORRY FOR HIMSELF WITH HIS BALL

A gorgeous sunset with a tree silhouette

THE RED ARROWS PERFORMING AT FARNBOROUGH, UK

two fallow dear stags fighting for the right to mate

This is a lovely red fox who visited our garden a couple of years ago. He played with our garden shoes for over an hour. He visited only twice and we

A tellow wagtail on the banks of a river

A garden spider basking in the morning sun

this red kite is just about ready to swoop down on some food

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in my garden in Hampshire, in the UK

Time

The photo was taken late afternoon in the springtime

Lighting

It was quite a dark dull day and got the best results using some flash

Equipment

The shot was taken using my canon 1100D with my 18-55mm kit lens, with the pop-up flash. It was taken handheld.

Inspiration

I had been feeding a pair of robins all through the winter with live mealworms. By the springtime when they had nested they were tame enough to feed from my hand. When their chicks were hatched, they were even tamer and would take four or five at a time back to their nest. I would hold the mealworms with my left hand and take the shots with my right. It took months of work to get this right, but I think it paid off.

Editing

I gave the photo just a bit of extra brightness to bring out the colours

In my camera bag

At the time, I only owned the Canon 1100D, the kit lens and a 90-300mm zoom lens, so I really had all my kit all of the time.

Feedback

Be very very patient and your hard work will pay off. It won't happen overnight to get wildlife so tame.

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