American avocets mating in peak breeding plumage
Attachment 129013
1DX 600II+1.4XIII f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 500 handheld.
Printable View
American avocets mating in peak breeding plumage
Attachment 129013
1DX 600II+1.4XIII f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO 500 handheld.
Very very cool image!
This is really wonderful.
Great light and IQ and comp.
I really like the HA's and the visible feet of the male. Nice to have a catchlight in both eyes. A nice detail are the water droplets on the female.
I think it needs a tiny bit of CW rotation,
Gail
awesome image! wonderful action, light, IQ & exposure.
Stunning image. Spot on exposure, fine detail and wonderful comp.:cheers:
Very nice capture of the mating sequence!
Terrific image, Arash. The light, the colors, the angles and all those waterdrops on the female are just super. Horizon looks right but it's a tricky one.
Great work Arash!!
Do females of this species have a more pronounced curve on their beaks than the males, or is this just due to the head angle of each bird?
Love the contrast white and orange over blue and the head/beak angle of the female. Really well exposed too!
Thanks for sharing
beautiful pose with amazing plumage
Beautiful. Love the female with the HA and the drops of water on her
Commented on FM last night on this beautiful shot. Well done Arash!!
Great pose(s) excellent action and nice colours.
Your processing is fantastic
superb moment captured, steady hands at that fl hh
Arash,
Very nicely captured! Great dof to get both heads in focus (although my intuition would have been to try to shoot at f/8 or higher ... but it looks like you did it just right!)
Were you down low to the ground and handholding? That's a feat in itself!
Miguel
Arash, awesome shot. lots of things need to come together for such a shot. Excellent DOF coverage. Palo Alto Baylands?
Beautiful shot Arash, since I am pretty sure this was a crop from horizontal, you were either very close or this is a pretty
good sized crop to have this much vertical.
Looks great.
Great scene and setting you have here.
that's correct females have the curvier beakQuote:
Originally Posted by shane shacaluga
Wonderful image.Great moment captured.Every thing is just absolutely superb in the frame.
Regards,
Satish.
Thanks Miguel, yes HH while sitting down. not a big dealQuote:
Originally Posted by Miguel Palaviccini
Kaustubh, this was in Redwood city.
thanks everyone.
How you get that clarity/sharpness shooting handheld with that big lens (and TC) is beyond me. As others have said, this is a great moment captured. If I changed anything it might be a very slight rotation to level the water.
Pete
Wow!!!
This has to be one the best if not the best mating image I have seen of these birds.
Everything is just perfect.
Very well done.
