Jacky Winter Lunch

[Ralph]

All shots are not up to par as I had to crouch down making movement come through in the shots.
I had to shot under a branch which is never the best so I done as good as I could do on these.
But this is a Jacky Winter with a just caught Caterpillar and is knocking it out a little bit or is it tenderizing the little thing
before it is eaten.

1 now it is time to prepare it

2 Smack down

3 to the other side

4 hitting the branch

5 guts starting to spill
6 now it is time to enjoy the meal.

[wigz]

Excellent series Ralph and wonderful record of bird behaviour.

[Ralph]

Alan thank you as what you have said is what I was hoping that these shots would show. So thank you.

[AlfandBen]

Nice series, the first and last look good but I think the problem with the action shots is mainly the shutter speed. At 1/160 there is always going to be the risk of motion blur.

[Ralph]

This was more down to me as I can't get good balance when I have to crouch down over and above anything else.

[David_MC]

Shame about the motion blur. However, you did a great job at recording some interesting behavior.

[Ralph]

I personally don't like the blur but I can live with it knowing how my body is under the way I had to capture the shots.

[Taboo]

Great catch. Looks like he's trying to kill it!

[Isac]

Great work Ralph. As mentioned above, the slow shutter speed contributed to the blur. When taking birds which are still, I like a 1/500th minimum (I do go slower now and then, depends on light). I have programmed a Birds-In-Flight setup (continuous shooting) on my top dial so I can turn to that instantly. Perhaps your camera has that capability.

[Ralph]

My camera doesn't have that what you have got. And I could see what was in the view finder and went with it. Not looking at other parts of setting's.
Yep my mistake and I am in continuous mode all the time with the camera. This day and where this was made it hard for me and it was in the shade as well.
But honestly I can live with them how they are and I also understand that others makes comments to try to help.
Though once it is done it is just that done and all I can do is try to do better next time.

[Isac]

I bet you will love this setting on your camera. After you register your settings for action shots, you just hold a preset button (best on the back of the camera) which instantly changes settings to shoot high speed burst and auto tracking.
https://youtu.be/Z-E38IwB49k

[Ralph]

I will look at this in daylight hours as if I like it I can then set it up.
Most of what it has said to have your camera set to is what I am doing now.
I will look at my book on this as well as all points need to be there for my thick head to understand it all.

[avkomp]

decent action series here.
you the issues with the slower shutter speed
I would either clone out that vertical thingy on right hand side, or crop a tad closer (I know you gonna tell me that was how it was, but just my thoughts

[Ralph]

Stephen I did take out one of the weed stems but got a little too lazy and this is the truth of the matter.
I did think of cropping tighter but I then thought people would say you have left no room to breath.
Plus I am 5 or so outing's behind in posting and this was in the back of my mind as I want to get them done.
So I just cut corners which washes up as lazy.

[dolina]

I love all the images.

I am thankful you edited out or repositioned the camera the foreground bokeh that is color white-is.

If possible kindly edit out the brown stalk that somewhat reminiscent of a vertical film streak

[Ralph]

The long thing on the right side is a weed stem. I did clone one out but then got lazy.
It is not possible to edit out anymore as I have posted them and this is how they will stay.
As I am not into post then making changes to suit other peoples choices.