Greater Roadrunner

[Alan Murphy]

Greater Roadrunner
Green Valley, AZ
D810, 300/2.8, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/5000
Shot this morning at Bill Forbes pond in SE Arizona.

[Raybel Robles]

Impressive stuff as usual Alan. Lovely topside photo of a not very common bird to see in flight (at least for me). Top notch stuff.

[gail bisson]

WOW! I have never seen a shot of a roadrunner in flight like this.
The topside view shows an iridescence in the feathers that I didn't know was there.
The beautiful flare of the primaries, the prey in the mouth, the cactus that balances the image perfectly all add up to one he** of a shot.
10/10 from me.
I could see a version with the little black blobs in the RLC removed but superb as is.

Gail

[William Dickson]

Amazing flight shot Alan. I wouldn't change anything. Love the cactus. Beautiful details on the bird and the prey in the mouth is a big bonus. Great work

Will

[Karl Egressy]

I have never seen a Roadrunner in flight image and I have a feeling that there aren't many out there. Great work, Alan.

[Joe Subolefsky]

WoW that is just plain awesome! Like the little shadow on the cactus but would take out those dark blobs just under and in front of the bird.

[Jim Crosswell]

Awesome image Alan! I like the wing position, prey, IQ, cactus and composition.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Now I'm really convinced Wile E. Coyote will never catch the Roadrunner!! Superb flight image. Was the lizard placed as enticement by any chance?

[Marina Scarr]

Killer capture, Alan. The wing pose is phenomenal. The cactus and lizard are huge plus and love your choice in composition. I feel the BG would look too sterile if you were to clean up any of the spots.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice one Alan, love the Roadrunner. Thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

I loved the frame with the scorpion, but this one, with topside flight view and cactus, may be even better if that's possible. Well done as usual.

[Frank Schauf]

Perfect comp and light, nice work, Alan.

[Alan Murphy]

[QUOTE= Was the lizard placed as enticement by any chance?[/QUOTE]

Hey Dan, Yes. Roadrunners will not perch on prickly pear, so I placed a lizard on top, knowing that it would be a fast grab shot. Thanks.