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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Glenn Bartley on October 11, 2012, 11:21:04 am

Title: Ruddy Turnstone
Post by: Glenn Bartley on October 11, 2012, 11:21:04 am

I took this image last year up in Churchill as these guys were migrating through. There were some pretty steady north winds and the migrants were all stacking up in Churchill. I noticed that these birds were hanging around one particular area quite a bit and upon investigating saw that there had been some grain spilled on the railway tracks that they were all gobbling up. Perfect! I created a little mound of moss...plunked it in the grain pile...got down on my belly and...here you have it  :D

(http://imageshack.us/a/img802/2408/ruddyturnstone06.jpg)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Title: Re: Ruddy Turnstone
Post by: Ken Bennett on October 11, 2012, 01:52:25 pm

Nice image. Love these guys. We get them along the Southern USA coast in the winter. They are generally very tame and will walk around under our feet on the beach and rock jetties as we scope for other birds.

Title: Re: Ruddy Turnstone
Post by: Tony Jay on October 11, 2012, 07:28:41 pm

Too good, Glenn, too good.
Another winner!

Regards

Tony Jay