Birds In Flight

The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for faith is necessary to have wings.
- James M. Barrie

"Blue Heron, Royal Palm Reserve, Negril, Jamaica"

Focal Length 300mm
Aperture f11 
Shutter Speed 1/25 sec
By panning while shooting and using a relatively slow shutter speed, I was able to create an almost abstract image of this Heron swooping to the water.

"Blue Heron, Royal Palm Reserve, Negril, Jamaica"

Focal Length 300mm 

Aperture f6.3 

Shutter Speed 1/100 sec

By speeding up the shutter speed the details became more clear while still allowing some blur for a sense of movement in the wings.

"Red-Tailed Hawk W/Fish, Negril, Jamaica"

Focal Length 70mm

Aperture f5.6

Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec

To capture this image I used a fast shutter speed which freezes the subject of a photo, in this case a Hawk with a fresh lunch!

"Red-Tailed Hawk Circles Territory, Martha's Vineyard"

Focal Length 300mm
Aperture f5.6
Shutter Speed 1/500 sec
Again using a faster shutter speed captures the foreground image of this hawk, while the aperture helps separate the subject from the background.  Here the hawk is frozen but the blur on the ocean gives a sense of motion and speed. 

"Titmouse Dives From Feeder, Merrimack, NH"

Focal Length 200mm 

Aperture f4.5

Shutter Speed 1/250 sec

This Titmouse was feeding when a squirrel startled it causing it to dive for safety.  By focusing on the feeder the blur on the bird gives a nice sense of movement and speed.

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