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Came across this Spotted Sandpiper today. He'd perch on one stick out in a stream and then fly across to another one and kept repeating this back and forth flight path. On about the fourth flight I managed to capture this fly-by shot.

Nikon D500, 500mm PF, f/5.6, 1/2500", ISO 4500
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DRwyoming said:
Came across this Spotted Sandpiper today. He'd perch on one stick out in a stream and then fly across to another one and kept repeating this back and forth flight path. On about the fourth flight I managed to capture this fly-by shot.

Nikon D500, 500mm PF, f/5.6, 1/2500", ISO 4500
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Great catch! Not Easy! 👍👍👍
 
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Sorry to cross post this but I do love the expression on the nankeen kestrel's face....they certainly love to use their neck like a periscope! Hunting the coastal strip here in Western Australia. Nikon D500/Nikon 300mm f2.8 VRII + 1.4 TCIII @ 420mm, f5.6, ISO560, 1/2000th
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gaknott said:
I shot this Osprey above our boat on Shoal Creek in northern Alabama a couple days ago. The actual shot had a clear blown-out sky so I replaced it with this sky shot I took a few weeks ago. Shot with D500 + 200-500. Yes, the osprey is heavily cropped.

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You really did an excellent job with the sky replacement. Most times I see this done people don't pay attention to the lighting in the sky vs that on the subject. In this case it works perfectly. Nicely done.
 
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Laurence Jackson said:
Sorry to cross post this but I do love the expression on the nankeen kestrel's face....they certainly love to use their neck like a periscope! Hunting the coastal strip here in Western Australia. Nikon D500/Nikon 300mm f2.8 VRII + 1.4 TCIII @ 420mm, f5.6, ISO560, 1/2000thView attachment 22554
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I love this shot. Both times :)
 
gaknott said:
I shot this Osprey above our boat on Shoal Creek in northern Alabama a couple days ago. The actual shot had a clear blown-out sky so I replaced it with this sky shot I took a few weeks ago. Shot with D500 + 200-500. Yes, the osprey is heavily cropped.

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I am not a fan of composite photos but this is extremely well done. Good job
 
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Thank you, Hut! I prefer not to do composites unless I have a good subject and want to make it stand out better. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't!
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Well that Osprey sure did. It's like a dream sequence!
 
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I was discussing panning, background blur images with another photographer and dug around my LR collection a bit to find some examples. Here's one I liked,

Bald Eagle in Alaska
Nikon D200, 70-200mm f/2.8 @125mm, f/7.1, 1/90", ISO 160
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