Willet in sweet light

[arash_hazeghi]

I spent this evening photographing shorebirds with Doug Brown and we had fun. Here is one frame that I liked. The willets had fun too, jetting around with lots of tail wind which gave us a good workout



1D4 700mm f/5.6 1/2500sec ISO 1600.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ari, good banking angle showing the feather detail and colours nicely. The colours of the BG compliment the willet very well. Great IQ for the ISO, and well captured.

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful, Arash. Sweet light and pose, and your usual impeccable I.Q.

[Ofer Levy]

A unique image! Great pose and interesting colours! Your NR technique works fantastic in here!!!

[Joe Senzatimore]

These birds are fast , so getting a flight image as fine as this is a great accomplishment. Beautiful light and fine banking pose. Just seems a touch soft on the body , but the most important eye is sharp.

[Marina Scarr]

Colors here are gorgeous, Arash, and bird looks great against the BG.

Arash, could you please share whether you are exposing to the right when you photograph at these high ISO's? Thank you.

[Rachel Hollander]

The light and colors make this very special. Usual excellent techs too.

TFS,
Rachel

[Karl Egressy]

Great banking pose in wonderful light, Arash.

[Bill Dix]

Terrific light, and fine flight capture. Great IQ. Nicely done as usual.

[arash_hazeghi]

These birds are fast , so getting a flight image as fine as this is a great accomplishment. Beautiful light and fine banking pose. Just seems a touch soft on the body , but the most important eye is sharp.

Thanks, the feathers look sharp to my eye.

[arash_hazeghi]

Colors here are gorgeous, Arash, and bird looks great against the BG.

Arash, could you please share whether you are exposing to the right when you photograph at these high ISO's? Thank you.

Hey Marina,

I don't usually underexpose but I don't push the exposure too much either. Have to watch those whites they get blown easily. For this particular shot because it was evening light I actually underexposed by a little (maybe 1/3 stops) to protect the red channel from getting blown and preserve details in the whites. I use NR to remove the noise in post and the MK4 is quite good in terms of high ISO IQ.

[arash_hazeghi]

I forgot, this is the HD version to see the feather details better

thank you all for nice comments!

[Neil Nourse]

Beautiful light, and I love the colors. Your normal over the top IQ!
Specular spots on the feet are a slight distraction for me. They tend to draw my eye away from the head.

[Doug Brown]

A fun evening Arash! Looking forward to getting back out this afternoon! This was a difficult frame to get because the birds flew in front of the color for only a split second. Well done!

[Giuseppe Varano]

Great pose and lighting.
Amazing flight shot.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet light, bg and pose, Arash. Exposure is perfect and your NR work is flawless.

[Robert Holguin]

WOW!!!! Superb shot. Love the light, excellent flight pose, teriffic details, and great comp.
Very well done.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice work, Arash. Light and pose are great. I can't wait to see your photos when you receive your new baby, the 600mm lens:-).

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,beautiful light,great details.nice flight pose.well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks everyone for nice comments and suggestions

[Markus Jais]

Your flight shots are amazing! This is no exception. Wonderful colors and light. Great IQ, particularly for ISO 1600. The Mark IV really delivers when it comes to IQ.

Markus