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Friday, September 19, 2014

THE BEAUTY OF BIRDS IN FLIGHT - Astounding photography by John Crabb

Flights of beauty: How one man and his home made gadgets took these extraordinary pictures in his Somerset garden 

  • Scientist John Crabb wanted to take photographs of ordinary garden birds in the most extraordinary situations
  • He wanted to capture the birds in mid-flight, in perfect focus, without scaring them away by his presence 
  • The retired physicist rigged up an ingenious trigger device which enabled him to take these pin-sharp images

    • These two goldfinches were captured during an amazingly complex flight display as they almost danced most serenely in the air while they were out feeding 

    See more pictures below

    Dr Crabb used his scientific know-how to attach a trigger to a twig with a pressure switch, when the bird launched itself from branch it set off the camera


    Dr Crabb captured images which are normally missed of birds landing and taking off or fighting with each other

    John Crabb wanted to be able to capture the images of birds in free-frame while they are in mid-air without scaring the birds, which was a major task

    Source - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2761618/Flights-beauty-How-one-man-home-gadgets-took-extraordinary-pictures-Somerset-garden.html

    More wildlife pictures by John Crabb on his website
    http://www.johncrabb.co.uk/

    On Facebook
    https://www.facebook.com/JohnCrabbWildlifeImages

    On Twitter
    https://twitter.com/birds_in_flight

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