Scottish Eurasian Oyster Catcher

[Jamie Douglas]

I spent 3 days trying to find a suitable place to photograph these guys on the Isle of Skye in Scotland and the fact that it was a raining heavily when I did find my spot on a loch shore it didnt stop me from having a go. These guys move pretty fast. I'd also like to add that when the 7D gets a little too wet it gives you a hint. The screen dims slightly so thats when I call it a day, usually very quickly.

Techs... Canon 7d, 400mm f5.6 @ 5.6, 1/2000, ISO1250, exp comp +1/3

Thanks

Jamie

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flight shot, love the open beak.

[arash_hazeghi]

great wing position and a nice pose, IQ is not great however maybe a big crop?

[Jamie Douglas]

great wing position and a nice pose, IQ is not great however maybe a big crop?

I'd say the crop was about 70% Arash. There isn't a huge amount of detail in the full frame given the heavy rain and ISO. I spent about 30 minutes in their company and then had to call it a day becasue I was soaked through.

[Bob Miller]

jamie....I like the shot and i think for a 70% crop it looks pretty good! The open beak, the feather detail and pose all work together nicely. he almost looks like he is flying through a light snow....I was wondering if you could accentuate that and add some mood....just a thought? :w3

[Joe Senzatimore]

Come to Long Island. They are like flies right now!!!!!!:2eyes2:
Sweet shot , this one. Nice composition and wing position.

[DanWalters]

Like the open bill and the rain. The grey makes a nice background as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

I'd say the crop was about 70% Arash. There isn't a huge amount of detail in the full frame given the heavy rain and ISO. I spent about 30 minutes in their company and then had to call it a day becasue I was soaked through.

if it is 70% of the frame then crop should be no issue at all, since you had more than 12 Mpixels in the crop ans posting size is less than 1 Mpixels,in fact 70% is great for flight shots. I think the main problem here is noise and soft focus due to low light. but you cannot control the conditions, hopefully you will find them again in better light

[Jamie Douglas]

Thanks for the feedback guys. The conditions made it tough but one has to make do sometimes and it wouldnt be a photo from Scotland without the rain :). I was soaked through.