Long-billed Dowitcher in flight_Barrow,Ak.

[ChasMcRae]

One shot after watching a group of frenetic birds flying in and out ,approaching each other,false mounting and then dispersing.
All I could figure was a prelude to mating and establishing pairs and dominance.
Interesting interaction.

amera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Camera serial number: 470511630
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Date/Time: 2010:06:13 149:26
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Focal length: 600mm
Subject distance: 22 m
Image size: 571 x 800
Rotation: none
Color space: sRGB
Color profile: sRGB IEC61

[christopher galeski]

good shot,plenty of detail,nice BG,you can feel the bird landing.thanks.

[Joe Senzatimore]

How sweet is this??? The BG is what sets off the beautiful subject. Wonderful capture.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nicely done, Charles! Very dynamic pose, and appealing warm tones throughout. You certainly took advantage of the situation:)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

This is stunning Charles. Unique too. Excellent sharpness, DOF and crop. Excellent freeze. A 8X10 crop will work too IMO.

[Nico Steenberg]

Like the wing blur gives it a sense of movement. Bird is sharp and well exposed with a killer bg. Well done !

[Glenn Bartley]

Very cool flight shot. Great wing pose :)

[Robert Amoruso]

Great image Chas for all the reasons mentioned above. One of the best I have seen you post.

[ChasMcRae]

Thanks for the comments and the picture is only a small reminder of the enjoyment of the experience !
Hi Robert ,hope you are doing OK -no far away traveling in Sept for me-orders from the boss as we watch out for hurricanes. Loved being in Ok during the rutting season that Sepember.