Had a visitor while shooting traffic....

[Harleydude]

Hey doods!

I had a visitor while shooting traffic yesterday. The first photo is the original frame grab and the second one I touched up a bit in photoshop.

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[DiscoverSpain]

Wow, what a great shoot and good luck! By the way, I'll take the first one without retouching.

 

[Harleydude]

Wow, what a great shoot and good luck! By the way, I'll take the first one without retouching.

I hear ya. I did a very quick job on it. It's a frame grab so it is what it is...hehe... Thanx for the kudos.

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[DiscoverSpain]

I hear ya. I did a very quick job on it. It's a frame grab so it is what it is...hehe... Thanx for the kudos.

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You're welcome!

 

[RodPad]

I thought your shooting AT traffic. Then I saw the bird, so your trying to shoot the bird?
You got a gun on that?

I may be confused, but it was a nice SHOT!

Rod..

 

[snowy23]

Great Capture Bud

 

[ArnoldLeVine]

Just curious. What drone? Camera? HD-4K-?. Frame rate?
Interesting juxtaposition. The first one is great. The second one really isolates the bird. Tossup.

 

[RodPad]

You mean the caliber?

Once I seen what he was doing I remembered what he does.

He will tell you unless its Top Secret.

Rod..

 

[MaxE1955!]

Hey doods!

I had a visitor while shooting traffic yesterday. The first photo is the original frame grab and the second one I touched up a bit in photoshop.

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Wow, great shot! Perfectly timed!

 

[Capt KO]

Sweet!! When you fuz the background the bird detail really stands out. Great shot (frame), assuming 4K

 

[DoomMeister]

I’m with Capt KO on this one. Blurring the background brings the focus to the falcon for a nice artistic touch.

 

[GFields]

Great photos!

 

[RodPad]

I’m with Capt KO on this one. Blurring the background brings the focus to the falcon for a nice artistic touch.

It was a Falcon, I thought it was a Phantom?

Nice Shot!!

Rod..

 

[Harleydude]

I thought your shooting AT traffic.

I was doing exactly that.

Then I saw the bird, so your trying to shoot the bird?

So sir. The bird (a Cooper's Hawk, I'm told) just flew through my drone camera's field of view.

You got a gun on that?

???

I may be confused, but it was a nice SHOT!

Thanx! Like I said, just a frame grab with a couple minutes in Photoshop. In other words, a lucky shot.

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[Harleydude]

Just curious. What drone?

P4P.

Camera?

The camera that comes on the P4P....<;^)

HD-4K-?.

4K. Digitally zoomed.

Frame rate?

If I recall correctly, 1/2000. f/4. ISO 200.

Interesting juxtaposition. The first one is great. The second one really isolates the bird. Tossup.

That's why I posted both images. I figured some would appreciate the rawness of the original while others might favor the retouch. If I spent real time on the retouch I could probably improve it a bit.

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[Harleydude]

Great Capture Bud

Thanx! I concede, pure luck.

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[Harleydude]

You mean the caliber?

Once I seen what he was doing I remembered what he does.

He will tell you unless its Top Secret.

Rod..

No secrets here. I revealed all in my reply to

ArnoldLeVine's questions.​

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[RodPad]

"shooting AT traffic" like with a gun .

Yes I have a very twisted humor.

Rod..

 

[Harleydude]

"shooting AT traffic" like with a gun .

Yes I have a very twisted humor.

Rod..

Ahhhh...okay....I get it now....LOL....

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[GadgetGuy]

So sir. The bird (a Cooper's Hawk, I'm told) just flew through my drone camera's field of view.
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It is indeed a Cooper's hawk, and not a falcon or a red-tailed hawk.
The tail feathers give it away.
Great capture!
What was the video frame rate?
30fps results in a frame grab that is twice the size of a 60fps frame grab because the recording bit rate is fixed.
Here is a 5 year old shot from my P4P, from back in the day.
I was flying backwards, while the sea gull was chatting up the P4P! LOL!