Intentional Blur of Gull in Flight

[Cynthia Thayer]

I'm curious if this constitutes as a successful bird in flight blur shot. If not, I'd really love to hear your suggestions for improvement. Exif data is as follows:

Camera	Nikon D300
Exposure	0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture	f/6.7
Focal Length	500 mm
ISO Speed	200
Exposure Bias	0 EV

[Paul Lagasi]

Cynthis this is a nice attempt, the softness of the gull and the light background work well, only thing that stops this from being workable is "that there is little of no detail in the face". Others may disagree. I normally focus on the head, panning with the bird, while I shoot my images, thereby the head is in relative clearer focus and the rest of the body is lightly blurred.

Hope this helps, well done

[Cynthia Thayer]

Yes, that helps a lot. Thank you for the input.

[Nancy Bell]

Cynthia, I do agree with Paul. I'm a big fan of this kind of high key look. Let's see some more!

[denise ippolito]

Cynthia, Great to see you posting again! I like the high key and the amount of blur. Paul offers some great tips for improvement. Looking forward to your next one!!

[Cynthia Thayer]

Thank you Nancy and Denise :) I appreciate your input. I will make more effort to contribute and post more in the future. Thanks for the kind words.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Cynthia, I agree with Paul since that is the type of image I would prefer. Personal preferences do come into play also...

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cynthia, lovely amount of blur, I do wish for a more sharper eye. Can't wait for more

[Cynthia Thayer]

Well, great input folks, I will keep it in mind when I try this next. Thank you.l