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A Eurasian Roller searching for insects in the early morning in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, Africa. This bird was flying in very random directions. Here it is making a fast rapid turn. It takes fast gear, and fast reaction times to capture such images.
Technical. Canon 1D Mark IV digital camera, 300 mm f/2.8 L IS lens plus 1.4x TC, 420 mm at f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/2000 second exposure. Exposure Program: Manual. Crop to 8 megapixels. This bird is an extremely fast and erratic flyer, making flight images a challenge, especially against a bright complex background.
Wild and free. No calls or bait were used to acquire this image.
To learn how to obtain stunning images like this, please visit my Extensive Articles on Photography . Start with Basic Camera Settings for Photography , and for action, read Action Photography: Tracking a Moving Subject with Digital Cameras
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Last updated September 05, 2024