Oystercatcher

[Michael Zajac]

Canon 1d Mark III
EF 500mm Lens
1/1600 sec at f/7.1
ISO 400
Manual mode


Shooting with Denise Ippolito at Nickerson Beach.

[Stu Bowie]

Michael, good flying posture with the full downstroke. I like the sharpness and detail, together with the overall colours.

[denise ippolito]

Michael, Excellent sharp details. I love the down stroke wing position and the BG is fantastic.

[Bill Jobes]

Beautiful work, Michael.

The colors, focus, comp and BG add up to one fantastic photograph !

[Fabs Forns]

Great flight position in sweet light. Blacks are well shown and so is the color of the red bill. Well done overall.

[DustinFinn]

This is just stellar...

[allanrube]

+1 on what has been said. I also like the sharpness of the feathers on the closest wing - top flight!

[Craig Brelsford]

What a pleasing image. Everything came together here: good exposure in sweet light, interesting species, beautiful blue background. I'd put that one on my wall.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent sharpness and wing position, enjoyed looking, TFS

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Michael,
Had to check the too light/too dark black comments before I replied:D......but seriously......nailed it!!!! Pose/light/BG.....all great! tack on the the conditions at Nickerson......you crushed it out of the ballpark!!!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Congrats, NADA to Suggest here!!! SWEET!!!
Don

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Another great image from you Michael. It has a nice 3D feel to me, and the BG is lovely. Techs look spot on.

[Arthur Morris]

Killer wing position, d-o-f, SH, and exposure. Looks as if the 3rd primary at least on the near wing needs to be molted--note the color difference. Sweet BKGR as well. Yes, a grand slam for sure.

[Sid Garige]

one hack of an Oystercatcher image.

[Troy Lim]

Wow, Michael. Stunning shot. TFS.

[Michael Zajac]

Thank you for all your comments.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Michael this is most impressive, the sharpness and light is breathtaking. A winner for sure!

[Doug Brown]

Well done Michael! Love the sharpness and the wing position. The OC looks great against that BG.

[Michael Zajac]

Chris and Doug, Thanks. I appreciate it.