Fighting Moorhens - finally...

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 600 f4 IS, 1/2500, f7.1, iso 640, Miller Solo tripod, Miller Arrow 25 Fluid Head, waist deep water

Finally, after three weeks of failing attempts, this morning everything fell into place. The aggressive encounter lasted a few seconds but the Mark 4 delivered the goods....:)

[AlvanBuckley]

Awesome action!
Is that a third Moorhen behind the one on the right? Must be the female eh? Great detail and there is so much going on here!
TFS

[Jan Wegener]

fantastic image Ofer, well worth the effort. I would clone out the beak of the thrid bird. It does no good and is a bit distracting :)

[Ofer Levy]

fantastic image Ofer, well worth the effort. I would clone out the beak of the thrid bird. It does no good and is a bit distracting :)

Thanks for your comments guys!
Jan, the beak is connected to the bird which has its wing stretched so I don't think it is such a great idea to clone it....:D

[Robert Amoruso]

Very aggressive fighters they are. As we have a lot of them here in Florida during migrations, I have a few of these, even one with blood (but don't ask me toi find it in MY files ).

Certainly good positioning to capture this fight, sharp and detail.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, killer action shot. One foot in air, the other on the chest.....splashes..wings...sharpness...low angle. So many things to like here. Thx for sharing.

[denise ippolito]

Ofer, Very nice action captured and your persistence was well rewarded.

[Ofer Levy]

Hi Peter. Thank you for your efforts. However, removing the third bird changes the story. The story is of two birds fighting with a thinrd one. I can see what you are saying but still prefer to leave it as is. What an impressive PS work!!!

[Ofer Levy]

ur welcome. You are attached to image as the story unfolded for you. I am a neutral viewer as I did not see that. For me, the essential fight is between these two: if the third is part of the story, it should be as prominent in the image, or at least more than it is now.

We just have to agree to disagree...;)

[Mark Young]

Congrats on finally getting the image you were after. The interaction between the 2 birds looks great!

[Nico Steenberg]

Great action captured. Low angle adds. Both are sharp and well exposed with great colours.

[Simon Bennett]

Super action Ofer!!

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful image Ofer.