Brawl on the Beach

[Joe Senzatimore]

This fight lasted for longer than I have ever seen in the past. The light was not the greatest and this was back lit as well. About a 50% crop.

400ISO f 5.6 at 1/500th
Plus 2/3 with auto fill as well

[Ramon M. Casares]

The light is not ideal but the moment captured is amazong, love it, the poses and all, you even have preety great detail. Congratulations!

[Stephen Stephen]

Joe I love the action here. Great wing position on the upper bird and the eyes are visible on both of them.

The lower bird's head seems a tad soft but I'd probably look like that too if someone was kicking me in the chest! :D

Thanks for sharing.

Stephen

[Maxis Gamez]

Love the light and action. This image needs some CW rotation IMO.

[Markus Jais]

I think the light is pretty good. Great action and perfect wing pose of the upper bird.

the bird on the lift seems a little soft. maybe you can do some selective sharpening here.

Markus

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Excellent action !
Liked the open/stretched out wings of the bird. Good details even though cropped.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great interaction and soft light. Maybe some more room and CW rotation. A higher ISO might have helped to stop the action.

[Marko Matesic]

Fantastic action and gentile colors.....
well done!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Fantastic action and magic light!!!

[Grace Scalzo]

I'm not so sure that I would rotate this image, the beach was naturally sloped, and I think the upper bird would end up in a totally unnatural position, like he was falling backward. Cropping off the bottom solves this problem for me. I love the light and the effect that you were able to achieve as a result, and the action is killer. The entire lower bird looks soft, again, I like the effect...adds to the beaten down feeling. Can you tell that I love this image??

[Arthur Morris]

I love this image and the light is fabulous. The pose and sharpness of the upper bird are great. If you select the head of the lower bird with a QM try a contrast mask, Unsharp Mask: 15/65/0 or thereabouts. It can often save the day in situations like this. As running the contrast mask sometimes darkens the selection a bit you may need to lighten it with a Curves ADJ on the layer: Control M and pull up the curve.

Forgot to mention that the processing is spot on on this one. You might consider cleaning up the few black thingies along the surf line, especially the stuff behind the lower bird.