Marbled Godwit with Morsel

[Alan Murphy]

Marbled Godwit

Galveston Island, TX

D3, 600, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/2500, 0 EV comp.

Got this one a couple of nights ago in evening light.
They pull and swallow this food source so quick that with a burst of frames @ 10 FPS on my D3, this is the only frame showing the food morsel.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Such perfect timing Alan and just the right number of frames! I love the light and the backdrop of the water. Well done!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great catch Alan. Super techs. Looks like a poor Syngnathid that got gulped.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, sharpness and the food item - whatever it is :) - adds to it. It could go a bit darker for my taste.

[Michael Zajac]

I like the water and the blue BG. Image is nice and sharp. I like the wind swept feathers.

[Randy Stout]

Alan:

Very nice image, fine techs, timing, shooting angle. I do agree with Axel about the brightness of the image. I tried a version with the midtones pulled down just a bit, and thought it improved the already fine shot.

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great low angle and feeding behaviour. I love the water streaking down the morsel. I guess it could go darker on the midtones, but for me I wish for a slightly better HA...although I realize that with such a "rare" capture beggars can't be choosers :-)

[Aidan Briggs]

Ditto Daniel. Great low angle, timing, and sharpness. The light seems relatively harsh considering what time of day it was.

[Stephen Stephen]

Alan nice low angle and shallow DOF in this image. The food morsel and the water drop at the end of the bill really makes this image.

[Harshad Barve]

fantastic low angle , nice BG and sharpness. Expos is great , would adjust brightness if mine
TFS

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very nice, love the plumage and bill, the action is just excellent,
both the morsel and the water drop. It is interesting how we are always fascinated
with stopped action...

[Krijn Trimbos]

A bit more of a headturn would have made this perfect IMHO. The low angle, BG, prey item, colours and water drops make this awesome already!