Blasting Off to head home

[Todd Levine]

Taken last week in Wakodahatchee. 4 or 5 of active Great Blues, building nests.
all comments welcomed. My first day with MKIV.

thanks,

todd
File: great blue blast off.jpg
File size: 177KB
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Date/Time: 2010:11:12 071:20
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 4
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: EF600mm f/4L USM
Focal length: 600mm

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The whites on the head appear just a little hot (no photoshop check sorry, just visual), and the LLC is a little distracting with the OOF grasses. The motion blur is not ideal and I think you could have cranked the ISO up at least to 1600 to get more SS. I bet it was a tough situation and you did the best you could and I like the take off pose. :)

[Jeff Parker]

A bit soft. Motion blur and maybe not quite focused on the same plane as the eye.

[Nick Palmieri]

I agree with others comments but this is a real nice capture. Additionally the reflections in the water are a bit distracting and I am seeing some noise in the BG.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the behavior captured here.

[Ted Berg]

how do you get a photo so sharp?