Molting Ruddy Turnstone in flight 2

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another Rudy Turnstone flight shot from last week, hope you like it



1D4 700mm f/6.3 1/2500sec ISO 400

you can see larger size here

[Arthur Morris]

Perfect flight image after perfect flight image of small speedy subjects is getting depressing. Love the detail of the topside of the near wing.

[dankearl]

Arash, you need to post a bad shot every now and then for us to critique.
Another really nice one, although the focus is not as sharp as most of yours.
The flight pose is exceptional though, just a speeding bullet!

[Mital Patel]

you're superhero now arash :) keep postings

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Another excellent flight shot. Wonderful eye contact. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash, you need to post a bad shot every now and then for us to critique.
Another really nice one, although the focus is not as sharp as most of yours.
The flight pose is exceptional though, just a speeding bullet!

Dan, I think you sometimes confuse focus with DOF. The plane of focus is on the bird's body but since he was really close the near wing is outside the sharpest DOF. I thought this was worth mentioning since I remember I posted a RTH shot a while ago that was one of the sharpest shots that I had ever taken and you mentioned you though it was soft. When the bird is at close range the wings will be outside DOF which is very narrow at 700mm and close to MFD so they will not look as sharp as the head. DOF changes with focus distance so when the bird is farther away you can get the entire body including wings inside DOF. It just depends on the focus distance. In most cases it is sufficient to get the head and the body sharp and not worry about the wings-unless the blur becomes distracting.


Thanks for comments

[Chris Kotze]

Superbly captured. Great flight angle and excellent detail.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Cool looking bird and great detail and exp...Colors are great and another in flight winner, I always enjoy your larger versions...Great work

[Arthur Morris]

This image looks well beyond acceptably sharp to me. For an interesting discussion/debate on depth-of-field with super-telephoto lenses click here, scroll down to Pane 17, and begin reading.

[Bill Dix]

Another beauty, Arash. All has been said above - keep 'em coming. The larger image reinforces your point about focus vs DOF.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent Arash. Perfect angle, gorgeous bg and exposure. The eye contact is terrific.
I've officially run out of superlatives for your posts now :)
Masterfully done my friend.

[Doug Brown]

A real beauty of a frame, and a very tough subject. Nicely done!