1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc<\/em><\/p>\nWhen it did lift off it started out in my direction which didn’t\u00a0give me the best light on the bird.\u00a0 After the first wing beat it\u00a0banked to the birds left which was ideal for\u00a0good light.\u00a0 Only problem – I clipped\u00a0a wing on all those shots.\u00a0 Maybe next time I’ll remember to take off the teleconverter!<\/p>\n
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This morning I found this Prairie Falcon on top of a huge boulder – big enough that I was looking up at the bird.\u00a0 Its tail was hidden for the perched shots so my best hope was for take-off photos. 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc When it did lift off it started out in my direction which didn’t\u00a0give me the best light on the bird.\u00a0 After the first wing beat it\u00a0banked to the birds left which was ideal for\u00a0good light.\u00a0 Only problem – I clipped\u00a0a wing on all those shots.\u00a0 Maybe next time I’ll remember to take off the teleconverter! Ron<\/p>\n
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