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Migrant hawker

by saltholme

A tricky picture to take!

Uploaded01/11/2011 - 23:11

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-5

Shutter Speed1/800

Aperturef/9

LensN/A

ISO800

Focal Length250mm

Unique Views / Likes0/0

Tagsinsects dragonflies

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Date Taken	01/10/2011 - 14:10
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/800
Aperture	f/9
ISO	800
Focal Length	250mm
Lens	N/A

darlene darlene

704 posts
16 years
Newfoundland Canada

Posted 02/11/2011 - 01:55 Link

Great panning

Blaze Blaze

248 posts
15 years
Maine et Loire,
France

Posted 02/11/2011 - 08:51 Link

Unless I'm mistaken, that looks like a Southern Hawker. What a brilliant shot

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 02/11/2011 - 12:16 Link

I find this photo beautiful

PPG

senn senn

147 posts
15 years
Belgium

Posted 02/11/2011 - 12:25 Link

real prowess .. congrats

senn
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nonur nonur

44 posts
17 years
Konya.

Posted 02/11/2011 - 14:53 Link

senn wrote:
real prowess .. congrats

Same!

Regards,
Nezih

trickletreat trickletreat

210 posts
15 years
West Mids.

Posted 02/11/2011 - 15:44 Link

Well done, great capture.
Nigel

saltholme saltholme

4 posts
17 years

Posted 02/11/2011 - 22:01 Link

I agonised for hours over southern versus migrant hawker - we get a lot of migrant hawkers in this neck of NE England. Unfortunately I can't see the 'golf tee' on its thorax!!

Mark

szgabor szgabor

84 posts
16 years
Budapest,
Hungary

Posted 05/11/2011 - 19:49 Link

Excellent shot, excellent timing.

Regards,
Gábor
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