Black-tailed Godwit Flight shot #2

[gail bisson]

Taken in Iceland on the same grey, rainy misty day as previous image.
Canon 1 DX
600mm and 1.4x HH
ISO 1600 SS 1/1250 F 6.3
PP; Crop to ~55% FF, NR to BG, usual clarity slider (+9) and saturation (+5) then off to CS5 for levels and DE at 1 % to bird, USM to JPEG. Nothing cloned or added.
BG is a mountain with heather.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Colin Driscoll]

Sweet shot Gail, love the way all of the colours are so complimentary.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot Gail, love the colours and the pose.

[Bill Dix]

Another nice flight shot. I preferred the flight position in the first, but this is good too, with a dynamic feeling, and an equally fine BG.

[annmpacheco]

Super image Gail, I love the flight pose, so sharp and against the beautiful BG, its surely a big keeper.

[David Salem]

Looks like these birds/bird were flying back and forth in front of this killer Bg a few times and you caught some nice frames. I like this one as shows off the nice feathers on the wing well and gives a good sense of speed.
Another solid keeper Gail.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great capture, Gail. The light is wonderful on this detailed beauty. Perfect BG. Nice addition to your previous image of the BTGD.

Geoffrey