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A Big Year - Birds 2022

Challenge #58 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by OSP2017.

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Capture and display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2022. Please respect the birds and their environment; a good guide to ethical bird photography can be found here: https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubons-guide-ethical-bird-photography

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Announced:

Wednesday, 20th April, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 27th April, 2022 – Tuesday, 3rd May, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 4th May, 2022 – Tuesday, 10th May, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Minimal processing. Replacement of any original scene element or addition of non-original elements by any method or technique is not permitted.
Full EXIF data must be present
No borders, signatures, or watermarks
No frame stacking or stitching

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2022; please disregard the automatically generated "no restrictions" rule above
The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained. Your entry will be disqualified if it's discovered that you've used unethical practices, including but not limited to luring the birds with bait, photographing nests with a wide angle/macro lens, or flash photography of nocturnal birds
No photograph should be entered into this challenge series more than once. This includes minor image variations, such as photos of the same bird species taken in the same setting.
The photo must be your own work
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant
If you vote in the challenge you've entered, please vote fairly and don't sandbag other entries
If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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RedTail_MG_3625

by J. Michael

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Red Tail Hawk sitting on the edge of a field lookin' for an evening meal (mice/voles)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	Canon EF 500mm f/4.0L IS USM
Submitted:	Thursday, 28th April, 2022 15:15 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 12th April, 2022
Focal length:	1000 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1600 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	1600
Notes:	500mm w/2X TC on a monopod
Views:	231
Galleries:	View this photo in J. Michael's gallery

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jazja

On monopod? Which head you use?

2 weeks agopermalink

J. Michael

I just use an older fairly decent ball head, Induro BHD2. A little bit of a pain at times (slow adjusting the angle and keeping it vertical at the same time), but if I take the time to set everything up properly it works o.k. I'd like to get a dedicated monopod head but the reviews of the "less expensive" ones aren't that good and been pinching pennies lately due to the cost of necessities goin' through the roof.

If you have the means one of the RRS heads look very nice and would would be better I think.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/ci/398?filters=fct_accessory-type_3438%3Aheads&origSearch=monopod%20heads

2 weeks ago*permalink

FINEART4YPvK

Congratulations.Excellent shot.Razor sharp.Paul.

2 weeks agopermalink

J. Michael

Thanks Paul, "happened" to be at the right place at the right time with a usable kit.

2 weeks agopermalink

Lensmate

Great shot!

2 weeks agopermalink

J. Michael

Thank you!

2 weeks agopermalink


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