Avocet bathing

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod mongoose head
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Image Quality RAW
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Manual selection
Color Space Adobe RGB
Shot taken from a hide (blind)

I was a little too close and only had the 500mm with me, my son had the zoom, consequently I had to add a little canvas - hope it doesn't show??
All C & C welcome

[Joe Senzatimore]

Looks good here. Light seems a bit harsh , but handled very well. Love the action captured.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of bathing Avocet.I like the open beak and motion blur in wings with water flash.
I could see the added canvas because you said it,otherwise difficult to find out.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Nice Bathing shot. Light is a little harsh but the action and water flying make it a good photo. Good job.

Dave

[PhilCook]

Lovely action frozen, love the crisp detail on the water drops and light, the prominent beak also looks nicely lit, If it were me I'd just slightly lighten the facial area to give a little more detail to the eye , whites just verging on being hot, but acceptable I think especially considering the bright siunshine

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the C&C everyone, I had already lightened the head and eye a little bit but I agree if the eye was a bit brighter it would be an improvement.