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Photographer Marcus Armani  Marcus Armani {Karma:36599}
Project #24 The Decisive Moment Camera Model Canon EOS 20D
Categories Wildlife
From The Field
Film Format
Portfolio Birds In Flight
Lens Canon 400mm F/4
Uploaded 8/17/2005 Film / Memory Type ISO 400
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 907 Shutter 1/2000
Favorites Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 42 Rating
5.83
/ 15 Ratings
Location City -  Redwood City
State -  CA
Country - United States   United States
About I stopped to take a few Tern shots today and this guy was dive bombing me. which made for a great photo opp....
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There are 42 Comments in 1 Pages
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Seyed Babak Musavi   {K:496} 10/4/2005
Very nice shot , Well done!
Babak

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 8/24/2005
stunning.7

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/23/2005
Thanks again Marilyn, I just saw this comment, thought I would fill you in, they were nesting of shore like 50 yards, and these guys are really good aims at pooping on you LOL. I got my shot a got out of there LOL.. take care....

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/23/2005
Sorry for the late reply as there has been some drama here, but yes you are correct, they were nesting off shore around 50 yard from where I was, and they were not trying to him me with there beak but POOP LOL, I didnt stay long...

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/23/2005
you are the only fault I can find! loser.

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José M F Coutinho   {K:220} 8/20/2005
Magnifica composiçăo!!

Gosto Muito!

:-)

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Fabio Brancaleoni   {K:2200} 8/19/2005
Another perfect shot. Compliments.
I try to take shots like your, but I think that Italian birds are more wary than american birds, so they fly far from my lens.

Ciao

Fabio

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Gregory McLemore Gregory McLemore   {K:35129} 8/19/2005
Wonderful inflight capture, serene with a pleasing touch displayed.

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Tracy    {K:226} 8/19/2005
Did you want me to respond here???

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Linda Imagefree Linda Imagefree   {K:72276} 8/19/2005
Excellent capture Marcus with wonderful clarity...I know how hard these are to get...I gave up trying, this one is just perfect, love the motion blur on the tip of the wings and the clarity..wonderfully composed as all of your work is...very nicely done Marcus....:):)Linda

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Dana Finchum   {K:2200} 8/18/2005
Beautiful shot with great detail. You're truely
a master of your craft to catch one of these speed demons in flight.

Dana

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/18/2005
The distance was only about 10 yards, he was right on top of me. I have many shots where I focused on the body and the front wing is sligtly blurred and the far wing is sharp, had he been 30 yards out I would have had no chance of blur at f/8. I have another shot here around the same distance at f/4 and both wings are totally blurred. so in theory you are right, but in practice results vary, I can do the same exact thing 5 times in a row and get 5 different levels of blur....

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David McClenaghan   {K:9481} 8/18/2005
I thought it was due to the wings starting to travel in a different direction to the pan!
At the distance your shooting I would have thought F8 would have covered DOF from the wing tip to infinity :)

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/18/2005
Thanks David, actually 2000 can stop most any birds wings in there tracks, but not at f/8, I have been trying to get a little wing blur as many say my shots need some motion, so I have been playing around with higher apps as Im usually wide open....

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David McClenaghan   {K:9481} 8/18/2005
Fantastic detail Marcus.
Really nice tones in this one.
And its always amazing to see that even 1/2000th cant stop everything.

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Pawel Kwasnicki Pawel Kwasnicki   {K:9651} 8/18/2005
He thought he was a real raptor, ha? Great detail and light control, Markus; nice aggressive pose of the ?model?; best regards, Pawel

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Mohamed Banna Mohamed Banna   {K:34237} 8/18/2005
WOW
great moment you catch
well done,, very clear and well done,,
nice blue also
i like it

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Titin Simanjuntak   {K:251} 8/18/2005
gosh..a perfect timing, perfect moment, perfect shot! Excellent clarity, I could see the eye, the white dot, am I right? The clear bright blue sky has added the beauty of its maneuver. Well done.
cheers,
Titin

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Darlene Boucher   {K:15739} 8/18/2005
Oh Marcus, you know I love this shot! You've got such incredible details in the wings, sharp face and little feet, and that wonderful perfect background, well done!!

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berat besir   {K:646} 8/17/2005
Great capture dear Marcus. Well done.

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Marilyn Nagy   {K:6008} 8/17/2005
Marcus, Awesome shot. Never have seen them attack anything unless there was food around so thought you were teasing them...ha ha Love their black on white and bright orange beaks. Marilyn

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Guido Tweepenninckx Guido Tweepenninckx   {K:20076} 8/17/2005
great shot, Marcus
perfectly framed

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Andre Denis Andre Denis   {K:66407} 8/17/2005
Hi Marcus,

I think the terns have only just moved into our area for some reason. That could be why they don't like to get very close to people. They are the kind that have their yellow beak hooked down all the time, like they are looking down to the water. That's an easy way for me to tell them from the gulls from a distance. I notice the one in your picture is slightly different from the ones in my area.
I'm going up to the cottage for a couple of days, so maybe I will have luck with the Herons or Ospreys. Sometimes the Ospreys dive quite close to our dock. There have been some nice Pileated Woodpeckers hanging around up there lately too. I'll see what I can come up with.

Andre

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George Black George Black   {K:102014} 8/17/2005
I'm glad you got him before he got you! Very well done . . . the 400 ISO is exploited to very good effect.

Best regards,
--George

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Onur Özbakan Onur Özbakan   {K:16763} 8/17/2005
especially the tips of the wings seem so great, aerodynamics! well done my friend! :)

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Alison DuFlon Alison DuFlon   {K:36566} 8/17/2005
I hope he didn't get you with that huge beak. Did he or she have a nest around, near you.? Great shot with lot's of nice detail and movement. Alison

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Hussam Abdul Nour Hussam Abdul Nour   {K:3799} 8/17/2005
another great image here
fantastic sharping and colores
well done Marcus,,

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Tony Hall   {K:120} 8/17/2005
amazing shot considering how hard these guys are to hit dead on, you have done it perfectly. 77777

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RJ ! RJ !   {K:543} 8/17/2005
This is really great Unc, its like perfect in every way, i can find one fault....

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Roberto Okamura   {K:22851} 8/17/2005
Excellent timming Marcus!
Beautiful capture!
Congrats!
Roberto.

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/17/2005
well typically these guys here are very shy and calm but they just had there babies so know they are in protection mode, which brought them all around me, so even though it wont be one of my most popular shots I just liked the pure look. I have these guy with fish, diving, fighting etc. but never really post them much...

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Sam Kh Sam Kh   {K:19017} 8/17/2005
great shot
beautiful and sharp background and ....everything is ok!!

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Andre Denis Andre Denis   {K:66407} 8/17/2005
Hi Marcus,
Great shot of this Tern!
The only birds I can get to dive bomb me are the seagulls!
I've almost given up on our terns. I keep going back to where they are, but they are very shy (maybe because they are new to the area) they very rarely come close. Any shots I get are too far away to be of any quality.

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/17/2005
hahah or a rain coat and hat, he was not attacking me with rocks, but by now Im pretty good at dodging that C...
Thanks Elisa....

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 8/17/2005
Excellent details; cool capture! Perhaps you should wear a helmet? :)

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Judi Liosatos Judi Liosatos   {K:34047} 8/17/2005
Ouch!! Get online and I will sort you out!

Judi

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Marcus Armani Marcus Armani   {K:36599} 8/17/2005
No I showed him your picture and he got P Oed... LOL

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Larry Fosse Larry Fosse   {K:66493} 8/17/2005
He looks serious...nice stop action with the forward wings...and your usualy great quality Marcus

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Sameh Odeh   {K:4717} 8/17/2005
Oh , This one is more beautiful than the previous shot..
Well done

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Judi Liosatos Judi Liosatos   {K:34047} 8/17/2005
Hehehehe...you must have really upset him. Good clarity and wing blur.

Judi

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Eman Shokry   {K:5400} 8/17/2005
Great moment Marcus...nice colours too...
Thanks alot for helping me...It was really useful..
Regards,

Eman Shokry

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Galal El Missary   {K:84569} 8/17/2005
Great capture Marcus , he's like a fighter , Best regards .

Galal

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