Fairy Martin and a feather

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 600 f4 IS, 1/3200, f6.3, iso 1250, Miller Solo CF tripod, full Wimberley,hide

Took this a few months ago and I am almost certain I've never posted it in here. (please forgive me if I am wrong...)

Saw the Fairy Martins collecting feathers when they were building their nests in early spring. Placed this feather not far from the nests and it didn't take long....

Cropped from a horizontal

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful pose,eye contact,details,timing and killer bg!!!!

[Danny J Brown]

Ofer,

Great catch at a great moment. The open bill, wing position and little feet all add to the image and the background is so smooth at ISO 1250.....incredible! Great idea to put the feather out there. Nice shot.

DB

[Levina de Ruijter]

Great luring tactics there, Ofer! I love this image. Wonderful composition, pose and background. Outstanding.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent, nailed this one, love that feather!

[Chris Korman]

Who donated the feather?

[Simon Bennett]

A beauty Ofer.

[Ofer Levy]

Who donated the feather?

This must be one of the most constructive and intelligent comments I have seen in here!!

[Tom Rambaut]

Nice image Ofer. Wing position and the slight open beak is a nice touch - did you pre focus by hand on the spot where the feather was or rely on the Auto focus?

[Gary Esman]

Fantastic shot. Wish it were mine. very very cool.

Gary.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice image Ofer. Wing position and the slight open beak is a nice touch - did you pre focus by hand on the spot where the feather was or rely on the Auto focus?

Thanks for your comments guys!
Tom, I pre focused on the feather.
Cheers,
Ofer

[Stu Bowie]

Ofer, the comp works well, and well thought out for the feather set up. Well timed for the approaching Martin.

[Patrick Sparkman]

Great action and behavior, nice background. Good job setting this up, and TFS!

[Todd Frost]

Nice moment captured Ofer. Nice comp and the feather puts it over the top. Very sharp with good exposure. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Great setup and execution !!

[James Salywoda]

I loved it the first time I saw it and was happy to see it again.... A real stunner Ofer.

[Jeroen Stel]

Smart thinking Ofer and stunning result!
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Gavin Spooner]

WOW.

I am not that partial to vertical crops (not sure why) but this is so well balanced and beautifully composed that I have been drawn back to look at it a few times.

cheers
gavin