Flocks of Birds in Flight
Steve Payce

Flocks of Birds in Flight

March 2021

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A lot of work went into creating this image to show the black headed gull from all angles. Its a great study of a bird that often gets overlooked but does look beautiful in flight. In my opinion the final image could benefit from a bit of noise reduction , but that's down to individual preference - great work!

A flock of Spoonbills make a wonderful site , especially in flight with their large bills protruding out in front of them. You have done well to freeze the image and get the exposure right to capture the detail in the underside of the wings against the blue sky.

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A classic British seaside shot of Seagulls flying and playing in the onshore sea breeze at Blackpool. Nice composition with the Tower there on the 2/3rds position and good lighting picks out some of the Gulls, whilst leaving others in silhouette. The shutter speed is also good as it shows a little blurring in the wings, showing movement..

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I would love to see your photos of any small flock or group of birds in flight. I am looking for a small flock as I want to be able to pick out some detail on individual birds within the group. Please ensure there is a minimum of three birds and they are the same species. The birds must be in flight.

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