Pied Wheatear in Flight

[mortezanemati]

Pied Wheatear



Camera Model Canon EOS 450D
Owner's Name Morteza Nemati
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Quality RAW
AF Mode AI Servo AF

[Arthur Morris]

This is too good. Incredibly sharp on the face with a nice wing position, a pleasing BKGR, and a good EXP. Please tell us about the situation. Was the bird coming to a feeder? Leaving a nest?

[RohanThakur]

I love this shot ... specially the colours of the bird vs the background, thanks for sharing.

[Richard Stern]

Agreed - a superb image, with good sharpness, exposure, expression and background.

Richard

[mortezanemati]

This is too good. Incredibly sharp on the face with a nice wing position, a pleasing BKGR, and a good EXP. Please tell us about the situation. Was the bird coming to a feeder? Leaving a nest?

Hi Arthur, thanks for your comment
the bird was coming to a springead to drink water. It was hovering above the springhead as it is used to do so for 2-3 seconds.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks. You took good advantage of a unique situation!