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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Two days ago this Western Kingbird was hunting insects from barbed wire so I made multiple attempts at capturing his takeoffs when ‘he’ exploded from the wire after bugs. Usually I was either too slow or he took off toward me, which resulted in photos that were a little too soft. But this time I got lucky with both my timing and with his takeoff posture. Yes, I came close to clipping his right wing, but I didn’t.<\/p>\n For me this takeoff angle relative to the wire, in combination with his wing position, fairly screams speed. And acceleration.<\/p>\n This type of photo is one of the reasons I typically shoot at shutter speeds that some bird photographers consider excessive. I’d rather err on the side of too much SS than too little and with birds you never know when you’re going to need it.<\/p>\n After the shot is taken you can’t change its settings. So very often I’ve wished I could.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note: <\/em><\/p>\n In the unprocessed photo I actually had more room above his right wingtip than we see here. But the wire wasn’t level and when I rotated the image so it was level I lost some room up top. I’d rather have a wingtip that’s a little too close to the frame edge than an image that looks like it isn’t level.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" And acceleration.<\/p>\n