I made this while on a trip with Moose Peterson in FL.



D3 / 200-400 VR
1/250 @ f/5.6

Nice shot, JIm. I like the blur of the wings.

Thanks Bill. I entered this one (and others) in the Nature's Best contest. Fingers crossed.

Hey Jim,

This is a very neat image. I also really like the blur of the wings. It has a nearly angelic feel to it for me.

James

Nice photo, How do I can make like this...

Thanks folks.

As for how to make one like this . . . Here are my settings from the RAW file:

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Image Date: 2008:03:10 16:32:18
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 400.0mm (35mm equivalent: 400mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: 1.00
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Comment: (C)JIM_POOR

Other than that, lots and lots of frames.

'lots and lots of frames'

I like this phrase, goodjob!