Duck!

Spot-winged Glider
Pantala hymenaea

Not the sharpest shot, but I really like the effect of the stop-motion wings and the fact that he was coming right at me. Thanks for Noiseware for cleaning up this higher ISO shot.

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megapics (ccs) says:

There are times when the composition of the picture completely over-rides the need for absolute sharpness.

For me, this is one such case. A really startliing shot.
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iwasfixin2 says:

i couldn't possibly say it any better than megapics (ccs) just did.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Greg7 says:

Awesome!! Beautiful photo!!
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Joe Rawles says:

Think I could have done with something like Noiseware in the photo of mine you commented on, even at 400 it produced a bit more than i would have liked. Love this one, perfect angle to reveal the shapes of the wings, and of course the smiley face ;)
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Shawn Wainwright says:

Very cool!
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qak4 says:

What an incredible shot...!!!... Just great.
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hamapenguin says:

perfect!
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zogt2000 (No Video) says:

Excellent. The perseverance rewarded. The luck is important but we must be ready!
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Val Ann says:

Very nice image!
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Chris & Lara Pawluk says:

Man, I have been trying this kind of shot for years without much luck. Great shot!
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camden hackworth says:

Wow incredible shot, Marty! I think it's plenty sharp.
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Naturability says:

Wow, this is fabulous!
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hearman says:

Wow, how cool, excellent, birds ought to be a piece of cake after shooting these little fellows.
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Taken on July 11, 2008

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