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The sky was full of Nighthawks.
Sep 12, 2015 23:23:18 #
And I managed to get only one shot out of about 50 that was even sort of in focus. They were filling up on mosquitoes in preparation for their flight south. This was the first time I had ever seen one in less than total darkness. There was some light in the air after a thunderstorm but the original photo was almost a total black square. I must have looked like an idiot trying to get the shot. They don't exactly stop and pose. :D I don't know if the download will help much. It may make it noisier.
Sep 12, 2015 23:31:55 #
[quote=cameranut]And I managed to get only one shot out of about 50 that was even sort of in focus. They were filling up on mosquitoes in preparation for their flight south. This was the first time I had ever seen one in less than total darkness. There was some light in the air after a thunderstorm but the original photo was almost a total black square. I must have looked like an idiot trying to get the shot. They don't exactly stop and pose. :D I don't know if the download will help much. It may make it noisier.[/quo
Nice shot :thumbup:
Nice shot :thumbup:
Sep 12, 2015 23:54:46 #
[quote=fish2live][quote=cameranut]And I managed to get only one shot out of about 50 that was even sort of in focus. They were filling up on mosquitoes in preparation for their flight south. This was the first time I had ever seen one in less than total darkness. There was some light in the air after a thunderstorm but the original photo was almost a total black square. I must have looked like an idiot trying to get the shot. They don't exactly stop and pose. :D I don't know if the download will help much. It may make it noisier.[/quo
Nice shot :thumbup:[/quote]
Thank you and thanks for the thumb up. The download seems to make it a little clearer. Birds & Blooms fall winter edition actually has a fantastic photo of one. Well worth checking out.
Nice shot :thumbup:[/quote]
Thank you and thanks for the thumb up. The download seems to make it a little clearer. Birds & Blooms fall winter edition actually has a fantastic photo of one. Well worth checking out.
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Sep 12, 2015 23:54:47 #
Sep 12, 2015 23:55:13 #
What a beautiful bird. I'm glad at least one shot turned out. :thumbup:
Sep 13, 2015 00:10:42 #
CathyAnn wrote:
What a beautiful bird. I'm glad at least one shot turned out.
Thank you CathyAnn. I don't know if I'll ever get this chance again but I was glad to see them eating my #1 enemy. I have over 20 mosquito bites on my legs. I guess they like my blood. :D
Sep 13, 2015 08:44:38 #
cameranut wrote:
And I managed to get only one shot out of about 50... (show quote)
Great capture under extreme conditions cameranut, and am sure that you will always remember this occurrence. I have never seen one, but as a child went to sleep in the warm months listening to the Whip-poor-wills. Had not heard that sound but one tine as an adult, until a trip to the Everglades in 2014 and heard a similar sound every night from what I think was a Chuck-will's-widow.
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Sep 13, 2015 08:50:01 #
I know exactly what you were going through!
Glad you caught one :)
Glad you caught one :)
Sep 13, 2015 10:17:33 #
cameranut wrote:
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You did good to capture this. They are almost impossible to find once they have landed somewhere. The nightjar family is a tough one to shoot. :thumbup:
Sep 13, 2015 14:28:32 #
cameranut wrote:
And I managed to get only one shot out of about 50... (show quote)
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Sep 13, 2015 22:23:24 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Great capture under extreme conditions cameranut, and am sure that you will always remember this occurrence. I have never seen one, but as a child went to sleep in the warm months listening to the Whip-poor-wills. Had not heard that sound but one tine as an adult, until a trip to the Everglades in 2014 and heard a similar sound every night from what I think was a Chuck-will's-widow.
Thank you Swamp-Cork. Yes, I will never forget seeing them. This was a first for me. I think I may have gotten a glimpse of one when I used to do a lot of night time driving. As for the Whip-poor-wills; I have not heard one since early 2000's. I think they may have left this area forever. These birds of the Nightjar family are kind of strange looking with their large heads and chin whiskers.
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Sep 13, 2015 22:26:12 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I know exactly what you were going through!
Glad you caught one :)
Glad you caught one :)
I'm just glad no one was around to watch me in my feeble attempts. :D
Sep 13, 2015 22:35:52 #
Bozsik wrote:
You did good to capture this. They are almost impossible to find once they have landed somewhere. The nightjar family is a tough one to shoot. :thumbup:
Thank you Bozsik for commenting & the thumb up. I saw a couple of them tonight but it was so dark they were only silhouettes and they were well over 100' straight up.
Sep 13, 2015 22:37:18 #
greymule wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Thank you greymule for the thumbups.
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