Willet in Flight

[nrohrbacker]

Shot this while on vacation in San Diego. Lots of great action !

Shot in early morning on my last day.

Canon 7D, 500mm, F4, 1/2500, ISO250, Manual exposure.

All C&C is appreciated. Thanks for looking. Also my FIRST post, so be gentle :S3:

[laurie golden]

Very nice pose, composition and background. Willet's are kind of plain unless you get them in flight. Congratulations on this great shot and your first post. Keep them coming.

[Dan Behm]

Excellent image, I like the slight head turn and position of the bird to you, excellent job capturing what is a plain looking shorebird and seeing how beautiful they really are while in flight, excellent image!

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great flight pose, lovely light, exposed very well, and love the background.
Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light, BG and wing position. I might sharpen the bird a tad more. very nice and welcome to BPN with a great first post.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the flight pose,good BG,nice first post.

[gail bisson]

Welcome to BPN Neil!
I like the wings down position and the head angle. Good clean BG as well.
I would sharpen the head a tad more.
Good first post!
Gail

[nrohrbacker]

Thanks for all the good comments. Yes, they are rather plain, but in flight the wings really shine.

[Grace Scalzo]

I love the eye contact, Neil. Agree with the sharpening suggestions, an easy fix to a fine image. Welcome and I look foward to more of your images.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Welcome to posting on BPN Neil!!! Great first post. Exposure, focus, BG, pose all look good. Just a bit more sharpening needed as already mentioned, and perhaps placing the bird a wee bit higher in the frame. Looking forward to more!:S3:

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Neil, great first post! I would suggest a little more room in front and a little bit of sharpening overall (as suggested above). Hope to see more from you!

[Melissa Groo]

Welcome, Neil! What a wonderful flight shot. I love how the willet is angled towards us, and its wing position. Great light and I like your comp. Can't wait to see more.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful Neil. Great flight pose and light