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Merlin vs. Starling

First thing in the morning, I caught this Merlin who had picked a Starling out of the air and pinned him on my shed. I grabbed my camera, and I got three shots...
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First thing in the morning, I caught this Merlin who had picked a Starling out of the air and pinned him on my shed. I grabbed my camera, and I got three shots off...Must have scared the Merlin, so the Starling lived another day....
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NIKON D3100

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 3200 Shutter 10/2000 Focal Length 3000/10

location

Ottawa, Ontario, CA

upload_date

Jun, 2019

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Awards

Action Award

Chatter Award

Contender in the Visual Poetry Project

Gem Award

Achievement in Originality

Top Pick Award

Staff Favorite

Halfway22 Award

Curator's Selection

Jewel Award

Spring 21 Award

Treasure Award

Judge Favorite

2020 Choice Award

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank week 1

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Top 20 rank week 2

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Top 30 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in my backyard on the roof of my shed...

Time

this photo was taken first thing in the morning, likely round 6:15AM...

Lighting

natural outdoor lighting... wasn't a great day for lighting....

Equipment

Just my Nikon with a 70-200 lens. Hand held, not on a tripod..

Inspiration

It's not often you get chance at an action photo like this let alone in my yard. I quite like birds and photographing them, and so this made it even more special.

Editing

I did a little to help brighten up the photo, and a little cropping.

In my camera bag

I normally have a tripod,an 18-55, 70-300 and a 35mm prime lens. Always some cleaning equipment, a couple extra batteries and one extra Card.

Feedback

Keep your camera ready to go, and handy. If you need to go digging or change a lens, it's too late...

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Merlin vs. Starling

First thing in the morning, I caught this Merlin who had picked a Starling out of the air and pinned him on my shed. I grabbed my camera, and I got three shots... Read more

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