Shorebird Flyby

[Chris Hansen]

Went to the Arcata Marsh in Arcata California before Thanksgiving. Tons of shorebirds at high tide. Cropped to a pano as the sky was distracting.

Canon 10D
Canon 100-400 IS @ 355 mm
ISO 400
1/500 sec @ F8


Have a merry Christmas and God bless,

Chris

[Alfred Forns]

I like the cropping Chris The bird density makes for a fine image Sure wish the flock was moving toward you rather than going away, just as important as for single birds !!!

I like the clean bottom area free of birds and the pano cropping strengthen the image. If you manage to find a mostly white flock try setting the lens for maximum def and adjust the ISO as high as you need. Will end up with hardly any noise !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Chris I like these shots with tons of birds in, it seems like organized chaos. Maybe flying toward you would have been more effective.

[Harold Davis]

that is beautiful water!!! agree about the birds moving away but pretty cool nonetheless!!!

[Gus Cobos]

Nice clean composition, agree with Mr. Forns about the birds moving away...:cool: