Lake Cypress diving Limpkin?

[Dan Brown]

Shot this morning at the Lake Cypress boat ramp. He/she was perched on top of an airboat and jumped off, flying away:(. Cropped about 50%, PP'ed in CS3, sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.


Camera Model: NIKON D200
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Dan, the sharpness you got here after a 50% crop just blows my mind!
I like the bg colors as well, too bad the bird is flying away from you. Yes I know, some times you take it or leave it!.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The wing position is great but it is unfortunate that the bird was not flying towards you.