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RBSinTo

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The Birds
« on: March 25, 2016, 17:31:51 »
Taken last summer in the City Hall Square, here in Toronto.
I was watching a young man eating his lunch, attended by an ever-present flock of opportunistic seagulls, hoping to grab a morsel.
When a few of them suddenly took off, the scene reminded me of the Hitchcock film "The Birds" and I grabbed this shot.
motorized Nikon FA
Nikkor 24 f2 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide converted to black and white in Photoshop
exposure probably f8 @ 1/1000th.

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Re: The Birds
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2016, 17:36:02 »
You were lucky with the arrangement of these birds for sure. One of those scenes for which the outcome always is uncertain until the image comes out later.
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Re: The Birds
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2016, 19:50:46 »
Moody for sure

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Re: The Birds
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2016, 20:47:27 »
Both are really nice! A lot of action :)
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RBSinTo

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Re: The Birds
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2016, 20:47:36 »
Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 25, 2016, 17:36:02
You were lucky with the arrangement of these birds for sure. One of those scenes for which the outcome always is uncertain until the image comes out later.
Bjorn,
I tried very hard to keep the birds in flight completely within the field of view when I took the shot, and got a break as very few of the birds on the sidewalk were cut off by the edges of the frame.
Robert
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Re: The Birds
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2016, 20:48:48 »
Quote from: elsa hoffmann on March 25, 2016, 19:50:46
Moody for sure

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Elsa,
Very nice shot.
Robert
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