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05-Sep-2021

Unexpected flyby

We drove down to Piscataway National Park, located on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. We were searching for birds, or anything, really, but there wasn’t too much to be seen from the boardwalk, not even skippers and butterflies like the last time we were there. Suddenly I caught sight of a big bird flying overhead and just snapped with the camera set for something totally different. I’m posting this because I've never been able to shoot birds in flight, but this time, I somehow managed to get one.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

National Museum of African American History and Culture, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/8000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso1000 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Sep-2021 14:55:25
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/8000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1000
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (8)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Zoltán Balogh15-Sep-2021 05:50
Beautiful in-flight capture! V
Don Mottershead10-Sep-2021 00:52
Excellent flight photo. V
Carl Carbone09-Sep-2021 14:11
Nice catch!
Don07-Sep-2021 21:47
Excellent shot and a good lesson in the arrangement of wing feathers.
Dwight Rankine07-Sep-2021 11:36
Beautiful and detailed. Good shot! BV
Liz Bickel07-Sep-2021 03:35
Nice catch of this blue heron.
Nirvan Hope07-Sep-2021 03:27
An excellent capture of this young blue heron.
Gill Kopy07-Sep-2021 03:16
And very nicely too !!! Super shot V
Dennis Hoyne07-Sep-2021 02:35
Nice shot of this heron! Sometimes things just seem to come together.
Hank Vander Velde07-Sep-2021 01:52
Wel, you got a great sharp flight shot Helen. Well done.
larose forest photos07-Sep-2021 01:35
Wow, you really aced this one, Helen. A superb. sharp flight shot. Impressive. VV
LynnH06-Sep-2021 23:22
What a great catch! V
Raymond Ma06-Sep-2021 22:37
That is super sharp shooting Helen! V
Isabel Cutler06-Sep-2021 20:28
Super catch!
hayl06-Sep-2021 20:12
Fantastic photo - you nailed the flight of this heron.
Apostolos Tikopoulos06-Sep-2021 19:21
Amazing details and focus. V.
William Barletta06-Sep-2021 18:39
Super capture. My grandson would have loved to see this bird ~V~
Tom Munson06-Sep-2021 16:09
Terrific flight capture.
Julie Oldfield06-Sep-2021 15:57
Terrific sharp capture. It looks great against that sky. V
David Buzzeo06-Sep-2021 14:31
Great shot of a beautiful bird in flight. V
Jeff Real06-Sep-2021 14:25
Really standout detail here, Helen!
He looks magnificent!
V
Industrial Heritage06-Sep-2021 14:21
I guess this is an egret. They look awesome but I hate to see then near my pond. Great shot'
bill friedlander06-Sep-2021 14:13
Outstanding capture! What a great pose! V
marie-jose wolff06-Sep-2021 13:53
great capture in flight! V
janescottcumming06-Sep-2021 13:12
Wow, an impressive in flight shot! Nice catch Helen. V
Pierre Martin06-Sep-2021 11:56
beautiful flight capture and excellent sharpness!
pkocinski06-Sep-2021 11:47
You did quite well on this capture!
Philip P06-Sep-2021 11:30
Geat capture of what looks like a Grey Heron!
John Reynolds LRPS06-Sep-2021 10:17
Excellent in-flight capture. V.
Ika Zinka Eferl06-Sep-2021 07:06
Wow, excellent capture in flight.V
globalgadabout06-Sep-2021 05:21
sharp shooting to catch the heron so crisply..
Kuriacose Joseph06-Sep-2021 05:04
I never have success with trying to take pictures of flying birds. Very nicely done. Sharp picture with lots of details.