Killdeer

[Doug Brown]

Spent some time at a local marsh last weekend, and the Killdeer were quite busy. These fast flyers are always a challenge to photograph in flight, so I was happy to get this frame.

Canon D850, 600mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/3200, ISO 500, hand held, manual exposure

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Doug. Very nice! SH look good, BG contrasts nicely with the bird, which is sharp. Canon D850? (Nikon) TFS

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Wing position on the bird is nice. Background looks good.

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Doug I think I would have been pretty pleased with that one too! I think the moment has been caught beautifully, the exposure looks spot on and the head position ideal, the background really couldn't be much better.
The image looks excellent, I don't know if you would wish to consider lowering the brightest highlights, I personally think it improves an already superb image very slightly.

[Bill Dix]

These guys are really tough to catch in flight. This is very nice, with decent wing position and lovely background. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I suppose a Canon D850 is better than a Nikon 1DX. I'd be pretty happy with this too - they are swift flyers. Sweet light!

[Doug Brown]

I suppose a Canon D850 is better than a Nikon 1DX.

What can I say Daniel? Old habits are hard to break!

[Jon Saperia]

Beautiful image, which marsh?

[John Mack]

Very nice and sharp with a killer background and light. Nice pose on the bird as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet shot with dynamic wing positions and awesome details. D850 is killer for these small birds in flight

TFS

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful image, which marsh?

Belen Marsh. Are we going to shoot together one of these days?

[Dorian Anderson]

These guys are hella fast, so this represents a fine effort! Perfect lighting, wing pose, and eye contact make for a memorable image. Would love to see it with a few points of black to make the breast bands pop a bit more.

[Doug Brown]

Thank you all for the feedback!