Always have your camera ready.

[Philip Pietri]

Was hanging out with my buddies Blake Shadle and Josh Price creating rock and roll music in my room. We decided to have a beer break and lounge outside. I brought my camera with me 'just in case'. This Woodstork came out of nowhere and gave me a sweet fly-by. The light was pretty harsh but I like the wing position and the iridescent green on the wing.

D300
Tamron 200-500mm @ 440mm
1/2000
F/6.3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

You handled the harsh light well, I also like the wing position and would only sharpen the bird more.

[Alfred Forns]

... and glad you did !!!! Great exposure and lots of detail Only thing that would have made it better is softer light !!! Like it a lot !!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Overall nice "grab shot". The harsh light certainly did not help with those dark feathers on the far wing though.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely exposure and flight pose in this image. Well done Philip.

[Blake Shadle]

Mikes. Phelpael Mikes. Really nice. I liked it on the LCD and I like it now. Great wing position, and your subject's position in the frame is just right, IMO. I like that you were able to capture a bit of the woody's green iridescence on the wings. Agree on softer light being the only improvement.