The OC !!!!

[Alfred Forns]

Went out with Darth on the Hooptie for spoons but came back with even more !!! Always wanted Oystercatchers in flight and was able to capture several. The have eluded me in the past. They do give you warning when they are coming in but are very fast. Tried some new settings on my D3 and seem to be working well.

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Nikon D3
600 f4.0 VR 1.4X
f 8.0 1/2500 sec
Manual exp
Ambient - 2/3
ISO 640

[RR Donavan]

Everything seems perfect to me. Beautiful image. Was it handheld as are most of your images???

Roy

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Roy I should have mentioned it was on the tripod. Will handhold as a last resort. I feel with enough practice you can even go after the fastest birds.

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent capture Al...Like always...congrats...:D

[Philip Lombard]

Nice shot Al as always. Congrats on the D3 specs read really good.

[Freddy Franzella]

Fantastic capture Al! love the expression on his face!

[Harold Davis]

Sweet job. Al!!! i had them fly by me this week, but too far out!!!! congrats on the capture!

[Brian Wong]

Hi Alfred!

Congratulations on a super image! I love the details, exposure under the wing! It looks like he has a flat top hair cut!

[Grace Scalzo]

Great capture. An OC in flight AND calling. Not easy.

[Doug Brown]

Super photo Alfred! Well done!

[David Hemmings]

Congrtas on this sweet capture Alfred, love when that happens:)

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Al,

Very nice capture and congrats. The bird looks like a little bright but I like the open beak and underwing details.

[Mike Lentz]

Nice BIF AL! The open beak is an added bonus and your exp looks good.

[Blake Shadle]

Huge Congrats!! I'm really happy that you were able to get such a solid image of an OC (oyster catcher) in flight. Not an easy task!! Great wing position and the open beak is a huge plus. I don't think it's too bright, but maybe warm up the WB (white balance).

PS: Monday was awesome! Can't wait to do it again!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome Alfred it has it all even the calling flight pose. Big congrats !!!!