Hey wait! Give me a bite!
D90; 80-400 VR @ 400mm. ISO 500. F/7.1 @ 1/1600s. -1.0 EV. HH. 45% crop.
Yesterday morning. Each time one of these guys surfaced with a fish, 3 or 4 of his companions scooted after him in a splashy commotion, hoping he would drop his prize. I liked the action enough to share it, even though I know the motion blur and crop work against me. And I think the AF locked on the spray rather than the bird. C&C appreciated.
Bill, Fantastic action shot here. I have always hoped to capture this behavior but have had no success. The issues that you point out in your self assessment to my eye are not that big a deal...maybe try and sharpen the heads just a bit more.
I like the story this picture portrays and I agree with your self criticism except "the crop is working against me" -- I don't see a problem with the crop -- what are you seeing in the crop that prompts your criticism
Scott - only that at almost 50%, I don't get the image quality I might have had if the birds had been closer. Unfortunately, they are very skittish and this is as close as they would come to me.Originally Posted by Scott Frye
Great action shot. I don't mind the slight motion blur in this image.
The water splash, the wing pose of the right bird and especially the large fish make this one a great shot.
Markus
You have captured some truly amazing behavior here. The only issue I see is that the heads need to be sharpened a bit more. Love the colors and the splash! Lucky you!
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