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6 Comments | Report
Henrythe8th
 
Henrythe8th October 04, 2015
Love this shot, perfect
katieslee
 
katieslee February 07, 2016
magnificent photo!! congratulations on winning my beautiful moments photo challenge :)
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avinashsrivastav February 09, 2016
Amazing capture. Congratulations for winning Beautiful Moments in Wildlife Photo Challenge Award
nina050
 
nina050 July 12, 2018
Wow!
arvindkumar_0813
 
arvindkumar_0813 March 30, 2019
wow.....what a click!!!!
alanmcmanus PRO+
 
alanmcmanus November 07, 2022
Couldn't have been more perfect, great photo!
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Behind The Lens

Location

Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. Osage County. Oklahoma

Time

Late afternoon.

Lighting

Very warm light, the "golden" hour.

Equipment

Minolta, 600mm, beanbag, natural light.

Inspiration

Any kind of wildlife is inspiration enough for me. I was on my way back to my campground when I spotted a small bird perched on the barbed wire. Unsure of the species, I stopped and rested the lens on a beanbag for a closer look. The ID was quickly solved when a parent Scissortail Flycatcher landed beside the fledgling with an insect in its beak. It was a rare moment. Clean background, warm light, and peak action.

Editing

Sharpening, levels adjustment, added catch lights.

In my camera bag

My equipment has changed since taking this photo. I now have a Sony a77, Sony a77II, Sony 70-400 G, Sony 18-250, Tamron 150-600, Tokina 100 macro, and I still have the monster lens, the white Minolta 600 4.0 lovingly known as Moby Dick.

Feedback

Best advice is be ready for anything. Have everything you need close by and preset if unexpected photo opportunities should arise. And with wildlife, many photo ops are indeed, unexpected.

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