{"id":14727,"date":"2013-04-26T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=14727"},"modified":"2013-04-25T19:30:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T01:30:21","slug":"long-billed-curlew-a-running-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/26\/long-billed-curlew-a-running-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-billed Curlew – A Running Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like this shot (taken earlier this month)\u00a0despite the fact that I needed a tad\u00a0more room on the right for composition.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve learned something in photographing these guys.\u00a0 They like to get a running start when they take off and if\u00a0there’s a wind they’ll point into it before they do so.\u00a0 So, if I can keep a good light angle I try to maneuver myself into position so that the bird will be taking off either to my right or my left (rather than away or toward me).\u00a0 And just seeing them turn to\u00a0point into the wind is a fairly reliable indicator\u00a0that take-off is imminent so I can get ready for it.\u00a0 \u00a0(And no, it’s not taking off because I disturbed it – it just felt like doing so).<\/p>\n

Just another little trick of a bird photographer and it worked this time.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just another little trick of a bird photographer and it worked this time.<\/p>\n

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