{"id":31909,"date":"2015-06-09T05:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T11:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=31909"},"modified":"2015-06-09T05:43:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T11:43:23","slug":"sage-thrasher-faster-than-a-speeding-bullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/09\/sage-thrasher-faster-than-a-speeding-bullet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Thrasher – Faster Than A Speeding Bullet"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think it often takes a bird photographer to fully\u00a0appreciate just how fast many small birds are at take-off. When one attempts to capture them\u00a0in frame, with no body parts cut off or clipped, it becomes painfully obvious. Clicking the shutter before the bird is gone is often an exercise in frustration and for me at least the result is often what I call “air shots” – images with no trace of the bird whatsoever.<\/p>\n

Which makes me\u00a0happy that others can’t see all the garbage I’m deleting while I’m culling images…<\/p>\n

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\"sage1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 1000, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

To my eye few images suggest that incredible speed at take-off better than this one (image taken 2 weeks ago on Antelope Island). The flight posture of the bird with its linear trajectory, straight body pointing in the same direction, motion-blurred wings\u00a0and pushing-off feet almost screams acceleration and speed.<\/p>\n

And because of that speed the bird is slightly tight in the frame. I wish I had a little\u00a0more room at left and bottom.<\/p>\n

But at least I didn’t clip anything…<\/p>\n

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

I think it often takes a bird photographer to fully appreciate just how fast many small birds are at take-off<\/p>\n

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