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Female Bufflehead Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas, USA 12-30-2022 93-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO-1250, Handheld

Green-Winged Teal Drake, 131-Shot Frame Animation Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas, USA 12-30-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-2000, Handheld

I was shooting this Adult Female Northern Harrier as she passed high overhead when I (and she) noticed a pesky crow sneaking up behind her. Village Creek Drying Beds Arlington, Texas, USA 12-30-2022 99-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO-1250, Handheld

This frame animation was made from a 149-shot continuous burst of stills. I show the sequence twice in this video ... first at about 1/6 speed and then at full speed. Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO-2000, Handheld

Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-5-2022 46-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO-1250, Handheld

This 56-Shot Frame Animation shows a Bald Eagle descending to the water, catching a fish and beginning to climb away. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

This Bald Eagle did its usual excellent job of snatching a fish from the lake, but be sure to watch to the end where it looks back under its wing to ensure the fish is well in "hand." Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 118-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4.5, 1/1600, ISO-2000, Handheld

Just in Time! I got on this Bald Eagle just as it was about to grab a fish. I ended the sequence and then decided to keep shooting, so this frame animation has two parts ... the catch and the climb. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, USA 12-6-2022 108-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO-2000, Handheld

Made from 55-Shot Burst of Stills Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-3-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + 1.4x TC 840mm, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO-1250, Handheld

It was foggy all morning this day, but Bald Eagles still gotta eat! This video contains two versions of a 73-shot frame animation ... first wide, and then tight crop. Notice how the bird bends over to check out its catch as it climbs from the surface. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-6-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO-3200, Handheld

When a Bald Eagle grabs a fish from the water, sometimes there is hardly a ripple. Other times, there's a "rooster tail" like a hydroplane racing boat. This animation shows the latter ... and on a beautiful winter morning at Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho to boot! This frame animation is made from a 144-shot continuous burst shot at 30fps. The animation is roughly 6x slo-mo, but I slow it down even more around the point when the eagle grabs the fish so you can see more detail. Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO-2000, Handheld

Two versions of 88-shot frame animation ... first vertical format so you can see the Bald Eagle's reflection in the lake as it approaches the water, then tight crop so you can see more details of the Bald Eagle. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

I used a vertical format for this 88-shot frame animation so you could see the Bald Eagle's reflection in the lake as it approaches the water. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

I watched the young Bald Eagle ... guessing 2-to-3 years old ... for a long time. There were several older/adult birds in the same tree, but I wanted shots of this one. After about 30 minutes, it finally decided to launch through the pine needles and go get a fish. This frame animation comprises three long bursts of stills totaling 202 shots. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-8-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/3200, ISO-1250, Handheld

The salmon spawn has recently ended at Coeur d'Alene Lake, and there are lots of dead or very lethargic fish on the surface. They make easy pickin's for the Bald Eagles, which is the reason the eagles chose to visit the lake on their migration south. It also attracts thousands of gulls during this time of year. In this tightly-cropped frame animation, you can see a fish lying on the surface before the Bald Eagle get there. I slow down the animation at this point so you can see more clearly. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 88-Shot Frame Animation Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

I used a vertical format for this 88-shot frame animation so you could see the Bald Eagle's reflection in the lake as it approaches the water. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

128-Shot Frame Animation Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-7-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO-1000, Handheld

I was standing at the water's edge when I starting tracking this approaching Bald Eagle in my camera's viewfinder. I couldn't believe it when it banked left and headed straight for me as it descended to the water to snag a fish. Notice how the bird watches the fish until it's in his talons ... then his head pop-up to look forward. I captured this 115-shot sequence of the event and animated it in Photoshop for output to MP4 video. Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho 12-6-2022 Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO-2000, Handheld

This frame animation is made from an 84-shot burst of stills. They were shot at Coeur d'Alene Lake on the bay just west of Osprey Point on December 4, 2022. Sony A1 + Sony 600GM 600mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO-1250, Handheld

I had this short sequence of shots (beautiful shots, but just seven) of a Red-Shouldered Hawk launching from a tree. I wanted to illustrate the moment as naturally and precisely as possible without cropping or distorting the images. I thought for a while, and this is what I came up with. I aligned the seven full-frame images based on the stationary object in the scene (the tree) and then placed them inside an 8k video frame (7680 x 4320). Finally, I animated the sequence in Premiere Pro, added some appropriate music, and rendered it to 8k video. Does anybody even have an 8k monitor?

I spent the morning (11-22-2022) at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas, videoing the Bald Eagles ... mostly at their 2022 nest. The forecast was for sunny skies ... they weren't! And, unfortunately, most of the interaction between the two eagles was down in the nest and not visible, but I captured what I could and tried to make something out of it. All of the video was shot in 4k/120p, 10-bit, at 280Mbps. The eagle footage was with ... Sony A1 + Sony 600GM + Sony 2.0x TC 1200mm, f/10, 1/250, Variable ISO Non-eagle foot was shot with ... Sony A1 + Sony 200-600G 600mm, f/18, 1/250, Variable ISO All video was edit/rendered at 4k/30p.

A collection of 5 frame animation (video created from long bursts of still pictures) ranging from 35 to 109 photos.