Stilt chasing Avocet

[arash_hazeghi]

This is from Friday evening at the Palo Alto Baylands, more windy than usual!!! Stilts ferociously defending their checks! I wish Avocet's left wing was fully stretched but this is what I got



5D MKII 500/4 + 1.4X TC, f/7.1, 1/2500sec ISO 500. almost FF, cleaned up the horizon a bit.

[Rachel Hollander]

Arash - This is just a beautiful and impressive image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Dave Mills]

Hi Arasg, I feel you handled this very well. Good lighting,sharp,detail and muted backround. The wing position on the avocet doesn't bother me but of course would wish for it to be more open.That would only add to an already beautiful image...

[Lance Peters]

Wonderful Arash - nailed the exposure - wonderful scene.

[Alfred Forns]

.... so hard to track and get tack sharp !!! .... and we are told the Mk2 5D is not a good flight camera since the AF is old, slow and not accurate .. btw that might match well with the 100-400 which is slow to focus and not sharp :D:D:D Fine image !!!

[Desmond Chan]

.... so hard to track and get tack sharp !!! ...

Totally agreed !!

Very well done !