A Spoonbill coming in to join others in a marsh.
Typically catching two images before reeds get in the lens is pretty good.
Here there were four shots, number five was a big thick reed of course.
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A Spoonbill coming in to join others in a marsh.
Typically catching two images before reeds get in the lens is pretty good.
Here there were four shots, number five was a big thick reed of course.
Great shot Ted. What’s the shutter speed on this one?
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Thanks, and thanks for visiting.
A quick guess on speed is most likely 500. Much too slow but the activity and feeding is usually just after dawn… dark. I was using a monopod when shooting this, which I don’t recommend unless it’s dark and at a distance. I shoot wildlife like this full time so I get practice panning constantly. Spoonbills usually need no less than 1/800…and that’s pushing it.
Thanks again.
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Thanks Ted. Really helpful information. I admire the patience and consistency it takes when it comes to shooting wildlife. 🙏
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Not to mention location LOL. We moved to a place that has as much wildlife as anywhere in the world 😊😊
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I like when the birds fly low and this Spoonbill does exactly that, it’s passing by so beautifully, so powerfully. Love these shots very, very much!
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Thank you. In the open marshes groups of Spoonbill fly back and forth, not happy with being part of either group I guess 😂. Find an opening in the reeds and catch them going by
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