Stonechat to go

[J van Noordwyk]

I have taken this 2 weeks ago at suikerbosrand N. R. south off Johannesburg
This lady was taking off into strong wind I think the wind's the reason for the open wing T O normally they TO in a dive.
I can not believe there is still wing blur at 1/4000 sec but there is

I dit sharpening,up the saturation by 1 for a tad more colour and gave it a 20% corp.

.camera 1d mk4
.lens 500 f4
.1.4 tc
.SS 1/4000 sec
.AV 7.1
.ISO 800
.a seed bag from my car

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

One of thos images I find difficult to crop as it seems as high as it is wide. I wonder if a tighter crop or vertical would be a nice alternative. I like the wing position and great detail on the body. I don't mind the motion blur but that is surprising considering the ss.

[gail bisson]

Nice BG and light.
I wish for a bit more of a head turn,
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Johan, great meeting you at AR the other weekend. I like the detail and colours on the chat, together with the swept back wing position. Killer sweet BG. Comp wise, I would add a bit to the bottom if you have, and just take a touch off the top. I agree moving to your left may have given you a better angle.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice pose and BG. Pity it is not looking a bit more to your way. Well done.

[Sachin Saraf]

Sharp well exposed and nice BG and pose. Wish for better HA.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet bg, gorgeous light and pose. Perch is nice too. Head turned our way would have taken this image up few more notches. TFS.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,but wish for better head angle.thanks.

[PhilCook]

I too am surprised at why there is still motion blur at 1/4000...however I dont think it spoils the image, but adds life to it rather than being static....liking the earthy colors and under wing fine detail

[J van Noordwyk]

Thanks for the input, the more I look at this image and with each comment that mentions the H A the les i like it,
I appreciate all jour comments and learn with every image I post
Regards
Johan.

[Arno Ellmer]

Despite the less than favourable HA , still an excellent image,Johan.Great timing to get these very fast wings in open position.Yes, also surprised at wing blur at 1/4000.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

agree its an excellent image. Ha noted but not always possible in the field. I am fine with the blur. not easy to get sharp wings for small birds. One need to stop down and have a very very high SS. we should thank the modern DSLRs with good high ISO performance that it is at least something now everyone can aim for.