Great Egret - Air Combat

[Mital Patel]

Great Egret (Areda alba)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D F-4.5/5.6 ED VR
Exposure : 1/4000sec @ 200mm
Aperture : f/7.1
ISO Rating : 200
Captured On : June 28 2009, 11:47 am
Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

Feel free for C&C

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Mital.
I like the action/moment captured but I am not to mad about the comp, I would prefer a bit less space on the left and top.
Whites are well controlled.

[A_Maddah]

Hi mitalpatel
great shot mitalpatel .I realy like this image and Good comp and fantastic action too

Asad

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Lovely dancing in the air. Nice poses and sharpness. I wish it was not so deadly centered. Looking at the dynamics of the image I would have composed it towards the up left corner.

Szimi

[David Fletcher]

Fabulous mid air action. For me, a revised crop to move left an doff centre would polish off nicely.

[WIlliam Maroldo]

The technical aspects such as exposure and image detail are excellent. IMO a tighter crop would be better, emphasizing the action. However, my main problem is that I am confused by the lack of separation of the two birds. Kind of like the merging of a subject with a background; there is a merging of the two subjects. Then again, maybe that is what makes the image compelling?
regards~Bill

[Chris van Rooyen]

Interesting one Mital. I think a tighter crop would work better for me, maybe it will bring out the intensity of the action more.