The Charge of the Clapper Rail

[Ian Cassell]

EB Forsythe NWR
Oceanville, NJ

Taken this evening.
These guys hide in the grass then occasionally make a mad-dash across the mud ...


Canon 7D
Canon 500/4 + 1.4X
1/2500 sec f/6 ISO 640

CS6
Noiseware Pro on BG

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice action here on a rarely seen out in the open subject. Good light quality too, and neat water/mud trail. A lower angle would have been great but tracking more difficult at that speed. I do see a bit of subject movement on the face, perhaps some more sharpening there would help for web posting.

[Bill Dix]

Terrific action, and lovely light. I've never been able to get close to these guys. I also like the comp. Nicely done.