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23-FEB-2008 Robert Klingensmith

Soaring by Bob K.

Natrona County, Wyoming

Olympus E-3 ,Olympus Zuiko 50-200mm SWD + EC-14
1/500s f/4.9 at 283.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 01-Mar-2008 18:34
Fantastic! His flight is fluid and the sunlight through the feathers lends extra brilliance. Focus Magic, you say? Hmmm, sounds like something I could use. But this had to be a great shot from the get-go, I suspect.

Brenda
Guest 27-Feb-2008 23:32
Thanks Shirley, Colin and Brent,
This is a tribute to the wonders of Focus Magic. The original shot suffers from camera motion blur which required FM set at a radius of 16 and the appropriate angle. This was followed by running out of focus setting at a radius of 1 several times. The E-3 files seem to be able to handle much higher FM settings than the E-300 or E-330 files will tolerate before degradation.
Olympus DSLR Challenge27-Feb-2008 15:33
Even gliding he looks poised to strike. Wonderfully sharp - I like how all the feathers are fanned out to let the light into the shadows - brent
Guest 26-Feb-2008 19:26
Really excellent shot of a magnificent bird
Shirley Haden25-Feb-2008 00:32
This is really a good shot of this hawk. Love the white feathers, he's beautiful!! These birds (raptors) have sure inspired some great dances with their fluid moves.