Pied Oystercatcher in flight

Canon 30D, 400mm DO, 1/800Sec, F5.6, EC -1/3, ISO 200, AI Servo AF.

Caught this shot in the late afternoon sunlight in south-west Victoria Australia. Was quite happy with the lighting, just wish for a darker BG.....

Very nicely done. Sharp. Pefect EXP. Nice look at the dorsal wing surfaces. A crop from the bottom to just below the bottom of the little wave would strengthen the image quite a bit.

What a beautiful bird in beautiful light. My eyes are fried, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think I see a sharpening halo over the head and back wing.

Glenn,

I like the BG tone in the upper part of the image and agree with Artie's crop suggestion. Nice positioning of the wings in this image.

Thanks Artie and Robert, have cropped as per suggestion.

Thanks also Grace, right you were about the sharpening halo - good pickup. I applied a selective sharpen to the bird only instead, think that's got rid of it. Pays to keep an unsharpened version of all images!

Cheers again everyone.

Glenn