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Published: 2011-05-03 23:57:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 1994; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 0
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A male Anhinga comes in for a landing. All I know is if my Dad came at me like that, it would scare the heck out of me.Related content
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Hello!
This work is featured on The Under-appreciated of May 2011 - part 1
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You like birds, as i see.. 
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Thank you! When shooting birds,there a few things I do. 1. I always look at what direction the wind is coming from. Birds like airplanes, will always land into the wind. Sometimes the birds will spiral down until they are on a good glide slope to land into the nest. I love when they do this because you will get multiple chances at getting pictures as they come in. I watched these birds landing to feed their babies so I positioned myself to catch the back of the bird as it came into land. I did this because I love the pattern of feathers on the back of this type of bird. 2. I always use the center auto focus point. I never let the camera decide what to focus on. 3. I always shoot manual settings. I never trust the auto select, aperture priority, or shutter speed priority. I do some test shots to see what settings I need. On my camera I can save my settings, so I set one for dark birds and one for light birds. So I don't over or under expose the image. Hope this helps!!
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thanks! yes it will. thanks again. I hope i'll finde such big birds, here in Switzerland
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Like seeing the back side and on tough bird to expose Well done !!!
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Wow, amazing shot! How would you feel if your dad came at you like that with a stomach full of fish ready to be barfed into your gaping mouth?
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Thank you! Yeah I have some pictures of that too of some egrets eating barf and it is gross! When anhingas feed their babies the babies bury their heads deep in their parents throats. I can't imagine how sore their throats are because the babies are so violent while feeding.
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Hahaha I know 
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"All I know is if my Dad came at me like that, it would scare the heck out of me"
Really nice shot! wish I have a timing like that
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