Mountain Bluebird (female) with moth

[gail bisson]

Canon 1 Dx
600mm
SS 1/4000 f4.0 ISO 1600
I took this by pre-focusing on the area in front of the nest box and as soon as I saw her approaching started firing away.
Cloned out the edge of the nest box on RHS.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks.
Gail

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Gail,
Impressive image. Good sharpness where it counts and the blur in the wings conveys motion. The black and white moth stands out nicely as prey. Sweet background. Well done.
Allen

[Dennis Behn]

Gail, awesome image! Great technique and nice sharp image. Well done!

[arash_hazeghi]

great job getting this tough shot tack sharp. Nice BG too. well done :cheers:

[Bill Dix]

Nice work, Gail. Your pre-focus hit the head just perfectly. Great wing positions on bird and moth. And beautiful BG.

[Ross Taylor]

Hi Gail, This is a stunning photo in all regards. What excitement that must have been to have moth and bird fly into the area you pre-focussed! Merry Christmas Gail! Thanks very much for all your help and encouragement on my posts in 2015 :)

[keith mitchell]

Gail your pre-focusing certainly worked on this fine shot, like the down wing beat ,the bg is beautiful, excellent job.

All the very best to you and yours over the Christmas period and the New Year.

Regards Keith.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flight shot of this good looking bird, Gail. Excellent sharpness and the butterfly in the beak is a big plus.

[Joseph Przybyla]

All's been said... Lovely image, Gail. Thank you for sharing.

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great catch, Gail and a wonderful bonus butterfly. Very nice work on the pre-focus. Wonderful BG too.

Geoffrey

[Lorant Voros]

Very well done with the full down stroke, great BG and moth. You pulled it off with the pre focusing tech really well.

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Gail, awesome shot, good planning. these guys are so fast, good choice of SS. Loi

[David Salem]

Wow!! What a great capture Gail. Awesome wing position and colors and the little butterfly/moth in the beak is over the top. The green BG and the killer details makes this one a great contest candidate :) A very beautiful and strong image. Did you get this in Alaska? I saw a post on NS that looked like the same bird and prey.
Hope you are having a happy holiday

[Robert Kimbrell]

Well done Gail. Love the excellent view of the moth. A beautiful wing position and background on this difficult shot.

[Charlene Bacchioni]

Hi Gail, absolutely a super catch,wish it was mine.

[Marina Scarr]

Holy sh** this is good, Gail! It's all been said!

[Jess M. McKenzie]

Gail, thanks for gorgeous imagery and a timely example. Timely, because I'm trying to stop wings right now, and 'guessed' that 1/2000 would do it. No wonder the hummer folks use 1/16th power flash.
To quote the great Eindhoven once again: "Die Methode ist alles."