Voters have out done themselves. ???

01/31/2007 03:40:28 PM · #51

Originally posted by paulp:

Originally posted by MarcusArmani:

The winning shot was taken at a fox farm?

Fox at a farm? Not a fox farm...

Yes you are correct, I think It was at a friends farm, I see foxes at times when Im out shooting birds and I never was able to get close enough to get a head shot like that, this guy may be a bit tamer.
But what a beautiful shot! something like that could be sold easily to any nature magazine...

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/31/2007 03:42:59 PM · #52

Originally posted by David.C:

Originally posted by MarcusArmani:
... Now I did read the above description and thought that the bird itself showed motion with talons tucked back and the slight wing blur etc. I did not realize that the sense of motion had to be from the background, only that the panning should separate the subject from the background.
I never look for a sense of motion from background blur as it can be achieved with a snail If you pan correctly and use the right shutter speed and app. ...

Those requiring the background to show the motion are, unfortunately, adding their own restrictions to the challenge. Your image meets the challenge quite well, as the majority of the voters agree.

Welcome to DPC, where anything can (and probably will) be contrived into a major, site shaking, controversy. :P

Thanks David, well I think that makes it all the more intresting, for me atleast..

David

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/31/2007 03:44:22 PM · #53

Originally posted by MarcusArmani:

Thanks David, well I think that makes it all the more intresting, for me atleast..

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....! LOL!

01/31/2007 03:44:37 PM · #54

Originally posted by tinky2:

Marcus, welcome! I took a look at your website. Fabulous stuff. I agree with Judi, we can all learn a lot from you!

Thanks Tinky, I hope to learn from others and expand my horizons as nature shooting is very limited..
Take Care.

01/31/2007 03:48:36 PM · #55

Originally posted by BradP:

Originally posted by MarcusArmani:
uld have guessed a Bird In Flight Photographer, I have been now for 7 years, I Live and Shoot In Northern California...

Welcome aboard Marcus.
After visiting your website, you certainly have found your passion and do it very well.
Photographing birds is an endless fascination isn't it?

Hi Brad, Yes to say the least, More like an addiction! I think its the fact that you never know what you might find and where, Though your pot of gold is a nice photo...

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/31/2007 03:57:24 PM · #56

Originally posted by Judi:

Originally posted by BradP:
I was married to one before.
A REAL one.

Ok....that is another thing Marcus...never ever stray off topic. You will get into big twubble. You will never see me go off topic...! Hehehehehe!! But seriously...you know how I feel about your work...and I know you will do well here...just don't take too much seriously and you will be fine.

I would never go off topic LOL, So Im still not clear, are redheads bad or are real redheads bad, or do non-redheads that know there bad dye there hair red????

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

01/31/2007 03:59:24 PM · #57

Originally posted by MarcusArmani:

I would never go off topic LOL, So Im still not clear, are redheads bad or are real redheads bad, or do non-redheads that know there bad dye there hair red????

Well it all depends if the redheads, who were originally redheads, went blonde and found they were too bad for that and so went even redder...just to give everyone a clear warning they were headed their way. Bad is bad...and oh so good...! Surely you have found that too...in the bird world. The redheaded birds always had the attitudes...lmao!

Elaine

Canon EOS R5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

01/31/2007 04:01:16 PM · #58

Marcus, I would just like to add a welcome. Be careful, this site can become addicting! Looked at your website, and as others have said, your work is wonderful.