Killdeer eating Sushi

[dankearl]

1/500
f6.3
iso320
600mm

Crazy light, the bird was actually in shade, but an intense alpenglow reflection from surrounding foliage.
I actually toned it down.
I thought they only ate bugs and the like.

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[Mital Patel]

Dan,

The moment based image is just superb. The prey is plus here but somehow the away angle is little to think.
ISO 320 ? wish you may have consider doubling up to freeze the head as well.

[Ron Sprunger]

Well said, Patel. Not sure it's motion blur on the head -- plane of focus seems to catch the vent, with the head a little behind perhaps. But it's a really striking image. Looks like you're onto Killdeer with a vengeance now. Looking forward to more. Comp, exposure, color, BG are killer, but the gunk in the foreground is unfortunate.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the sweet light and nice BG, the bird is slightly angled away from us and there is some blur in the head.

[Xander Sales]

Besides of looking away a little bit, this shot is really nice. Nice pose of bird and sweet colours and light!


Greetings,

Xander
http://www.xanderfotografie.nl

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great colors of the water and nice low angle but I must agree about the ISO to get more freeze on the head,

[adrian dancy]

I can live with the bird being slightly angled away...but the head is not frozen....a real pitty because everything else is fine.