The battle

[Grace Scalzo]

Ruddy turnstones are fiesty little shorebirds, always challenging each other over the best horseshoe crab egg deposits.

1/2000, f8, iso800
Canon 1Dx, 600f4 + 1.4tc + lowered tripod

[Giovanni Frescura]

Very nice shoots
I like dinamic situation
On my pc the white is good no more details under one wing but no problem..for me.
Could better if you clean the white point in bg
Gio

[Grace Scalzo]

Thank you Gio, I lost some detail in the wing of the right bird when converting to jpeg. I could clean up that one white patch and may for the final version.

[gail bisson]

Pretty awesome shot!
Love how the feet are on the belly and shoulder pushing.
Just get rid of the white patch behind the bird and this is a stunner!
Well done,
Gail
? Maybe a bit more room on the left if you have it

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic action, getting both sharp and perfect wing position on both make this a winner well done.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Grace,

Never seen something like this. Very dynamic. Well executed.

I agree, clean up the bg a bit and it's over the top. I would add more room, but not to the left. It looks like they are both going to the right a bit, so I'd add more room that way.

Miguel

[Marina Scarr]

Super behavior/action image, Grace. Love seeing the left bird's tootsies pushing the other one away, and how the right bird was thrown so off balance.

[Loi Nguyen]

Grace, very nice dynamic pose, interesting behavior. The framing is a bit tight for me. This could work as a horizontal as well if you have room. Well done. Loi

[jack williamson]

Awesome catch Grace. Good advice by the others.

Jack

[adrian dancy]

It is a shame that the shape of the bill for the bird on the left is lost by its covering the other bird's bill. The stone in front of the bird's tail is distracting as is the pale blob behind the bird's foot. The head position for the bird on the left is not ideal but given the circumstances it is not a big issue. Everything else is fine and this is a remarkable capture despite the faults I have mentioned. It is certainly better than any action shot I have of Turnstones!

[dankearl]

Pure energy and motion, I wouldn't fret the details.

[Grace Scalzo]

Thanks everyone. Stay tuned, the next in the sequence is better. This one has less alterations (PS) and I was curious as to your reaction. Will post when my 24 hours allow.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent interaction Grace. People just don't realize how difficult it is to get two birds in dynamic interaction sharp in the frame. IMO this is a top notch frame and I wouldn't change a thing. I love how the left ruddy has grabbed the other one

well done!

[David Salem]

Hi Grace. I totally agree with Arash about the fact that its not as easy as people think to get shots like this, especially with good HAs. I would be tickled to have a shot like this in my files. Awesome capture!!

[Frank Schauf]

Great timing, great action.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One heck of a shot, Grace. simply stunning. agree with all the positives others have pointed out. What a moment to nail. the high fps sure comes in handy in such situations.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!
Superb action shot.
Excellent poses on both birds, great IQ, and I like the blue in the background.
Very well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent action captured.Beautiful colors ,nice details,lights and composition.
Love the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[Girish Prahalad]

action packed image! particularly love the body contact between the two