Killdeer in Flight

[Doug Brown]

I got an unexpected day off today, and took advantage of the free time by visiting a local marsh. A very active pair of Killdeer made my morning with quite a few fly-bys at close range. This was probably my favorite frame from the encounter.

Nikon D850, 600mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

[Mike Poole]

Light - check

Wing position - check

Sharpness - check

BG - check

Calling pose - check

Do I really need to go on...?

Mike

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Perfect BIF image Doug!
Cheers mate.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Doug I have little doubt that would have been my favourite shot! Lovely to see such beautiful detail in an in flight shot. I think I would consider some NR on the wings WDYT??

[arash_hazeghi]

propbab;y the best killdeer flight shot I have seen. I also have been wanting to get this exact frame but no luck with Canon gear, now with Nikon it's only a matter of time :D

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Excellent Image.

Open Bill, Raised wing position all makes for really nice one.

Thanks for sharing.

[David Salem]

Looks awesome Doug!! Love the open beak and the killer light angle, it couldn't be better.
I might loosen the comp a little if it were mine, and I wish it were, but looks great just the same.
Great looking BG too. Well done buddy

[Roger Smith]

fantastic photo, great lighting, wing position. Lovely.

[David Policansky]

What a beauty, Doug!

[Tim Foltz]

Doug, sweet shot, love the orange eye ring. Nice details, wing position and BG.

-Tim

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Doug. That's a killer shot. Nothing like that bird where I live.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!