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POTW 628: 4/6/22 - 10/6/22

  • 08-07-2022 10:19am
    #1
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭


    THIS WEEK'S POTW GOES TO:

    Gregor Samsa

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    HONOURABLE MENTIONS

    Portlawslim

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    DaireQuinlan

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    teroknor83

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    Beasty

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    CONGRATULATIONS Gregor Samsa. Amazing to catch that lad mid-flight!

    Some information on the winning shot would be welcome

    WELL DONE HMs




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  • #2
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,068 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Thank you Myksyk! And all who post and thank on the Random Photos thread. As I've said before, I find it inspirational.

    I came across a local cow field with swallows bombing about. I had 20 minutes while my daughter was at athletics training, so I set my Sony A7iii to the max 10fps, put on my Tamron 150-500 (hand held), and I sprayed and I prayed. The buggers are fast, the AF really struggled, it was impossible to keep them in frame; the EVF blackout when shooting - which had never ever bothered me at all before - became a very apparent issue. Anyway, out of 500 shots, only about 100 even had a swallow in the frame, and this one was the only one that was in focus or not motion blurred. Took a hell of a crop to get it to be even a half acceptable photo too. Many lessons learned, but it was an enjoyable experience with a good outcome.



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