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Black-tailed Godwit / Grutto (Limosa limosa)

My first trip to the countryside this year. Lots of activity deep in the fields where I can't go, so I needed to be very patient and wait for them to come my way. This one did. Taken late afternoon.

The Terns hadn't arrived yet, which was my prime reason for riding out. The Swallows are back and breeding though. It's going to be fun shooting them again this year!

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Valfal said:

Gorgeous capture!
10 years ago ( translate )

MichèleM said:

Magnifique !
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10 years ago ( translate )

Levina de Ruijter said:

Thanks for the nice comments, everybody.
10 years ago

Jim Boynton said:

Beautiful in flight capture! What settings did you use? As a fellow Canon user I am always interested in which settings work the best.
10 years ago

Levina de Ruijter replied to Jim Boynton:

Thanks very much, Jim.
My settings were: ISO400 - f/8 - 1/640s (and taken with the 1D II N & 400/5.6).

Of course settings depend very much on the light of the moment and the angle at which it hits a subject so don't forget that these settings were the ones that were right for this particular shot only.
10 years ago

Levina de Ruijter replied to Levina de Ruijter:

Forgot to say thank you for the invites! Funny group name: Your Fly is Open! :)
10 years ago

Don Sutherland said:

Amazing capture.
10 years ago ( translate )

Levina de Ruijter said:

Thanks very much, Don and Anita.
10 years ago

Levina de Ruijter said:

Merci bien, thank you very much, Christian, Chris, Christina and Puigserver Jp.
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