Wing Flap

[Rene Quenneville]

I am not used to action bird photography. I tried this wingflap a few weeks back. Please give me your thoughts on overall comp, camera position, wing position, head angle, wing blur, etc... It will be realy helpful to hone my skills.

1/400s
f/8
ISO 400
Nikon D200
Nikkor 70-200 VR at 200mm

[Stu Bowie]

Rene, comp wise, he could move back a bit to the left, and you could have a little more space on the right. Your angle of capture is good, and well timed to get the flapping wings. The head is nice and sharp too. Overall, good job done Rene.

[Art Peslak]

I agree with the comp suggestion. I prefer wing flap shots with the wings back rather than to the front especially when they are blurred since they tend to blend together. I also prefer a higher shutter speed to freeze the wings and get detail in the feathers. Of course, these are my personal preferences.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I'm usually not a big fan of square crops but I think it works well here. I like the eye contact and motion blur of the wings. The whites look a bit overexposed.