EUROPEAN OYSTER CATCHER

[christopher galeski]

Took this the otherweek,I was practising my flight shots,cannon 500mm IS L F4,700MM FL,7D,HAND HELD,cropped,touch of sharpening,iso400,1/2500s,f5.6.and a tired arm.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flight shot, Chris. I can relate to what you describe as I shoot HH with my rig many times. (500+1.4/1D M4)

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice capture. Looks sharp and well exposed. Always fun and challenging to hand hold those big rigs.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Good wing position, Chris, and great colors and sharpness. Well done HH too.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, well exposed, sharp, and although flying away, he has turned his almost parallel to you, so this works for me. Love their eyes and bright beaks.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I liked the composition, head turn and the exposure. Very nice wing position as well. Not sure how it will hold up, but a bit tighter crop will have more impact IMO.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Chris I take my hat off to you, this wasn't easy I am not surprised your arm was aching! I think you caught it nicely and the I really like all the colours in the image.
In view of the accurate focusing it may be worth trying a little bit more selective sharpening it may bring out a bit more detail in the plumage.

[dankearl]

I would also go a bit tighter with this, but a nice sharp BIF photo!

[Diane Miller]

Great detail in the darks! (Not always easy to bring out.) And I love the wing position.

[christopher galeski]

Thankyou for looking and your comments.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight pose with nice head turn, beautiful colors and details.Love the red eye.
Very nice composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Christopher. I hope your arm has recovered! I like the light and your exposure is spot on with good detail in both backs and whites. Also a good flight pose with the focus sharp on the eye. If this isn't already a heavy crop, I might try a little tighter comp. This is very nicely done!