Damselfly in distress - Northern Mockingbird
Sep 18, 2015 16:09:51 #
*** Damselfly in distress, Northern Mockingbird
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Cape May, NJ 9/13/2015 (Sharing OK)
While looking for Warblers in all the wrong places (apparently), I happen to see this Northern Mockingbird with gray eyes and a damselfly. The gray eyes surprised me since all photos of other Northern Mockingbirds Ive taken showed yellow eyes.
Anyway, this was probably the best shot of the day.
Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 500mm F/4.0L IS II lens, Av, 1/2000 second, F/4.0, ISO 1000, Spot metering, 0 EV), on a Gitzo tripod with a Wimberley head.
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Cape May, NJ 9/13/2015 (Sharing OK)
While looking for Warblers in all the wrong places (apparently), I happen to see this Northern Mockingbird with gray eyes and a damselfly. The gray eyes surprised me since all photos of other Northern Mockingbirds Ive taken showed yellow eyes.
Anyway, this was probably the best shot of the day.
Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 500mm F/4.0L IS II lens, Av, 1/2000 second, F/4.0, ISO 1000, Spot metering, 0 EV), on a Gitzo tripod with a Wimberley head.
Sep 18, 2015 16:21:04 #
Excellent shot. On the download, it looks like the poor damselfly has his hand on his head as if saying, "oh crap".
Sep 18, 2015 17:00:05 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
*** Damselfly in distress, Northern Mockingbird br... (show quote)
And it is a good one. Well done.
Sep 18, 2015 19:30:04 #
Sep 18, 2015 20:40:16 #
ebrunner wrote:
And it is a good one. Well done.
Thanks, E! Patience paid off on this one.
Sep 18, 2015 20:42:13 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Excellent capture!
Thanks, Carol! It nice to get one good one for the day. ;)
Sep 19, 2015 10:23:45 #
Sep 19, 2015 10:29:49 #
bgate wrote:
That is one very good shot!
Thanks, BGate! By following some basic principles of bird photography, you can sometimes find yourself in a good situation.
Den
Sep 19, 2015 13:49:07 #
[quote=DenDiMarco]*** Damselfly in distress, Northern Mockingbird
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Great shot - amazing on the download
:D :-D
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Great shot - amazing on the download
:D :-D
Sep 19, 2015 13:50:20 #
Sep 19, 2015 15:26:22 #
[quote=Northlander]
Glad you liked it, Northlander! This particular Canon lens is excellent for delivering very sharp photos.
Den
DenDiMarco wrote:
*** Damselfly in distress, Northern Mockingbird
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Great shot - amazing on the download
:D :-D
** For the BEST experience, Download the photo, or you're MISSING OUT! (Maybe not - because this photo is heavily cropped.)
Great shot - amazing on the download
:D :-D
Glad you liked it, Northlander! This particular Canon lens is excellent for delivering very sharp photos.
Den
Sep 19, 2015 15:27:24 #
Sep 19, 2015 17:18:11 #
Sep 19, 2015 17:32:03 #
Sep 19, 2015 22:50:01 #
Great shot! Such feather detail on his back. And Coolcameragirl is right--it does look like he is saying "oh crap"
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