Merlin

by paulgee20

Falco colombarius - The UK's smallest Bird of Prey
Uploaded11/12/2011 - 08:21
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/320
Aperturef/7.1
LensN/A
ISO100
Focal Length190mm
Unique Views / Likes0/0
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GIULIO57
Posted 11/12/2011 - 08:23 Link
Good light and capture
VonBatCat
Posted 11/12/2011 - 12:16 Link
Beautiful capture! Best viewed large.
John (VonBatCat)
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Posted 11/12/2011 - 12:46 Link
Fantastic image,great pose,lighting,etc, shame you just missed end of tail feathers thats a bit nit picking.Lovely image.
Regards Pete
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paulgee20
Posted 11/12/2011 - 13:05 Link
Thanks Guys
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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pianoman
Posted 11/12/2011 - 14:34 Link
Wow !!! Christmas came early love the shot well captured and views large as Pentax1244 said ,sure works well
All the best

David
bwlchmawr
Posted 11/12/2011 - 16:29 Link
Super sharp shot. Well done.
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paulgee20
Posted 11/12/2011 - 16:42 Link
Cheers David/Andrew
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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szgabor
Posted 11/12/2011 - 16:46 Link
Nice sharp shot of a beautiful bird. I like it.
Regards,
Gábor
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sandinista
Posted 11/12/2011 - 17:42 Link
Magical capture, what a magnificent beast shown off to perfection
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Edited by sandinista: 11/12/2011 - 17:42
paulgee20
Posted 11/12/2011 - 18:38 Link
Cheers Gabor/Jim
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Dodge69
Posted 11/12/2011 - 18:46 Link
Super well done !
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Cliff-P
Posted 11/12/2011 - 18:54 Link
Great bird, great capture, Its a stunner Paul.
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tomkeet
Posted 11/12/2011 - 18:55 Link
Excellent Paul.
Regards, Tom

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paulgee20
Posted 11/12/2011 - 18:56 Link
Thanks Sea/Cliff and Tom

Paul
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Paul

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pauljay
Posted 12/12/2011 - 06:52 Link
I'm just amazed that you were able to get that close to it!
Paul.

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paulgee20
Posted 13/12/2011 - 18:37 Link
Hi PJ, its called patience and camouflage!
K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Paul

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