American Avocet "Landing Pose"

[James Salywoda]

American Avocet
Southern,California

I never get tired of the gracefulness of the American Avocets

Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2000 ISO 800 F6.3

Thanks For Looking
Jim

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

This is awesome James. Love the flight pose and the excellent timing. Exposure is spot on and incredible detail. Love this one !!! Congratulations.:)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great landing pose, good sharpness and setting. I find the shadows of the bill and leg a bit distracting and might lighten them some.

[Kerry Perkins]

Beautiful landing pose, graceful, open, and strong. Love the colors and detail and the whites are excellent. Good work Jim!

[Scott Frye]

Good action and color -- however I spent too much time on trying to identify the shadows -- Wsasn't sure what they were until I read an earlier comment

[Dan Busby]

A great shot James. Very nicely coordinated background colors with the bird's neck. Good action capture. The shadows are a bit of a distraction but minor.

[Nancy A Elwood]

James I am going out looking for these tomorrow and hope to just get a chance at something like yours! So well done! The detail, pose, composition and techs all come together here.

[Fabs Forns]

Awesome flaring on this one, shame on the shadows that do distract. Great EXP control and BG.

[Troy Lim]

Another stunning shot from you James.
Are their feet always closed when they are ready to land?

[Stu Bowie]

James, great head on capture, sharp, and I like the underwing detail. Comp works well too.

[arash_hazeghi]

beautiful light and landing pose James!

[allanrube]

Great exposure, pose, sharpness, and color!

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great posture, great background, great light and perfect shutter speed for the occasion. Well done!

[James Salywoda]

Thanks Everyone for taking the time to comment.:)

[Peter den Hartog]

lovely indeed!

[Hendri Venter]

Excellent techs to capture this just perfectly. The exposure and detail top class. Great head-on pose too. Well done.