One that got away...

12 years 1 month ago #213762 by rmeyer7
It's an ugly, hazy day, but I managed to take the camera out for a little bit to a local lake where some sort of speedboat event was going on. I couldn't get close enough to the action even with my longest lens (300mm), and the haze was killing me!

And then I spotted the shot that I *thought* was going to make the day better. But as soon as I focused on this guy, he noticed me and flew away. :angry:



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12 years 1 month ago #213764 by john_m
Well done! I think a little creative cropping would make it look even better. :judge:

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12 years 1 month ago #213765 by Baydream

john_m wrote: Well done! I think a little creative cropping would make it look even better. :judge:

:agree:

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12 years 1 month ago #213873 by bhowdy
Seems like they know ... They wait and pose and then leave just as you get ready to press the shutter!

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12 years 1 month ago #213947 by rmeyer7

john_m wrote: Well done! I think a little creative cropping would make it look even better. :judge:


Hmmmm, I wasn't going to keep this one, but I guess with the right crop it might be worth saving. Particularly getting rid of all the droppings behind him... I'm still kind of on the fence about working on it though, since his face isn't in focus. Guess I'll have to see what it looks like cropped to know whether it's a keeper or trash.


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