Female Martin

[dankearl]

Another Martin image at some nest boxes on the Columbia River taken
a couple weeks ago. I have not been back because we have not had a full
on sun day which is required for shooting them. Even with full on
8 AM dead center light the BG is still iso2800 at my min. 1/4000
SS. (1/5000 is better). A great location but it has to have the best light you can get.
Next year...
With the forecast they will be gone before I get the weather you need.
They were fun!
D500, 500mm (300 f2.8 w/1.7), f4.8, 1/4000, iso2800
PP in C1P.

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[gail bisson]

You had a great run with these speedsters.
I like the wing spread and appreciate the technical skill it takes to capture this!
gail

[Colin Driscoll]

Great shot, love that the left wing is all in focus. Lovely lighting and detail.

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Great timing, pose, bg.

A challenging subject and location for sure.

Randy

[John Mack]

Quite nice pose and a killer background as well.