Limpkin at Harns Marsh

[Bob Pelkey]

1DM4, 600mm, f/4, ISO 1600, 1/1000, tripod panning, a small amount of canvas added to bottom of image, moderate crop, sharpened with a round of Smart Sharpen and Unsharp Mask.

If you have never heard the haunting calls of this species, Harns Marsh Preserve is a very reliable and excellent venue for the experience (sunrise recommended).

Regards,

Bob

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[Holger Leyrer]

Nice exposure, wing position and flight angle. Love the details and BG

[gail bisson]

The BG is beautiful.I love the curled primaries and the trailing feet. Beautiful light.
Canvas extension is well done.
I think the head and neck need a bit more sharpening,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Bob:

Great pose, seldom see images of them flying.

Nice colors, canvas extension.

Agree about trying a bit more sharpening of the head,neck area.. Some of the white on the coverts are already showing jaggies, so not sure how gracefully the image will tolerate extra sharpening, but worth a try for sure.

Cheers

Randy

[vishaljadhav]

the pose , composition and the BG are superb
the BG sets up the bird very nicely, i like the position of the wings and the exposure

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful Bob. Love the light bg and those curled up wing tips

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Nicely captured. I've seen these guys a lot, but less than 5% of the time are they flying. And if they are, it's not a long distance.

It's mentioned above, but I would add a bit of sharpening to the head. That's it!

Miguel

[Mike Landwehr]

Bob, the nicest Limpkin in flight that I recall seeing. Lovely colors, sharp, well-exposed. I love the curl of the feathers at the wing tip. Good eye contact.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Gorgeous BG (and seamless canvas extension!). Nice flight pose. Agree with sharpening to the face...I suspect some subtle subject motion blur is the culprit here.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and BG, but the IQ isn't great details appear coarse and crunchy. If it was not a huge crop I'd process this one again.

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb flight pose in nice lights and beautiful background.

Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Stunning flight shot of a tough species. Lovely light and BG. Some IQ issues as noted above. I ventured to Harns Marsh last year in search of these guys, but was too late in the day. Worth revisiting.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A cool species, I haven't have the chance to shoot since every time I see it I am guiding a group. :)
I do like the light and pose, but I believe there is some IQ lost in the image, may be due to a large crop?

[Troy Lim]

Bob, nice moment captured here. That is my favorite wing position for Limpkin and I have never had the opportunity to capture one like this. Is this a big crop? The IQ does not seem to be there.