Sandpiper at 1200mm

[arash_hazeghi]

went shooting for an hour before sunset, not much activity but a few shorebirds. picked up something a bit more challenging : sandpipers. I had never been able to come up with quality sandpiper in flight shots before, they are only 4" and fly very erratically , the A1 is the first camera to have both the resolution and the AF / speed to do this stuff not to mention the optics that can deliver tack sharp frames even with the 2X TC at 1200mm handheld on a 50 mega pixel sensor. came home with 1500 frames, 95% plus tack sharp. almost hard to believe you can even see a bit of mud on the bill.



A1 600GM + 2X (1200mm) ISO-2500 f/8 1/4000 sec handheld processed with C1P.

[Arthur Morris]

Simply incredible on all counts. I have the same gear and can only dream of doing something like this either hand holding or on a tripod. BTW, this is an adult Western Sandpiper in breeding plumage. And wit the relatively short bill, this is almost surely a male.

How large a crop?

with love, a

[Dorian Anderson]

Yes, this is killer. I think this image has the best quality of the a1 images you've posted. Well done....

[dankearl]

Pretty fun stuff. Flying right into my room....excellent

[kevin Hice]

Well Arash you do have a fantastic image of a sandpiper now. Just thinking about how crazy fast they move really makes one appreciate this. Great light,details and wing. TFS

[gail bisson]

Pretty freakin' impressive!
Tack sharp, beautiful light.
How much of a crop?
Gail

[Brian Sump]

Congrats Arash. Far from an easy shot to get.

Nice light, plenty of detail and nice contrast against the blue water.

[Volkan Akgul]

Tebrikler Arash,

mükemmel.

[John Mack]

Fancy. How much of a crop? I do like the blue water background.

[arash_hazeghi]

Pretty freakin' impressive!
Tack sharp, beautiful light.
How much of a crop?
Gail

it's 24 Mpixel post cropping so 50% crop

[arash_hazeghi]

thank you all