Whimbrels

Gallery: AvianPosted July 5, 2010221 views19 comments

I've got a question are multiple Whimbrel called Whimbrel or Whimbrels? I'm thinking the singular and plural are the same but I'm not sure. This shot was taken this spring on the Washington coast. I wish I had stopped down to about F10 as the back bird's left wing is sharp but not the face, but I guess I wasn't thinking quickly at that point. I like the detail in the left bird. Cropped to about 70% of FF.

MkIII 500F4 1/2000 F8 iso 500, evaluative metering at 0, handheld

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19 comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM

I think its Whimbri.

Super flight capture. Great light.

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on July 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Excellent flight shot Nate. I really like this !

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 5, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Sweet light, Nate. If these ran true to form I don't suspect you had a lot of time to make adjustments. The rear bird looks sharp enough to my eye. My Websters appears only to list plurals if they're different from standard usage. They don't remark on Whimbrel, so I suspect it's pluralized as Whimbrels.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 5, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Thanks for the research Dennis

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 6, 2010 at 12:38 AM

Great flight formation Nate. Both "whimbri"

look quite sharp to my eye.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 6, 2010 at 1:12 AM

Very nice flight shot, Nate. These guys book right along, nice work to freeze them. I'm not sure if you'd freeze the wings at 1/1000.

For what it's worth: BNA uses "Whimbrels," too.

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Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM

I love the near-identical poses and the placement of the birds in the frame. Excellent details and very good bg too. Fantastic shot!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM

wow, Nate, this is really cool! I like the similar poses, and the sharpness looks very good--I don't think the softness on the second bird's head is much of a nit as it is slight and everything else is sharp. impressive catching 2 shorebirds in flight. nice light, bg and comp as well.

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 6, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Very nice image Nate, this is a species I would love to photograph. I like how both have the down stroke pose.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM

Nice shot Nate...what I like best is that both birds have the identical wing position....I think that gives this shot a bigger impact. Great work!

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 6, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Great image Nate. Love how they are flying in unison.
May

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 6, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Super Nice Nate!!! Great light and I like the second bird in the frame too, it adds a bit drama for me.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on July 6, 2010 at 4:27 PM

An excellent flight shot. It takes good technique to get flight shots of this size so am suitably impressed. I like the flight formation it always looks more impressive than just the single bird. I would be happy with the detail and dof you have got here. Graham

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on July 6, 2010 at 4:43 PM

This is so cool Nate

Whimbrels

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 7, 2010 at 4:59 AM

Cool image, Nate. The wing positions and placement in the frame make for a strong comp. The light, color and faded horizon work for me, too. You already covered any nits I might have had.

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Comment posted by Durwood Edwards on July 7, 2010 at 6:47 PM

Nice shot, steady hands and nice birds!