AMOY Full frame flight

Gallery: AvianPosted May 22, 2011104 views18 comments

This is from early Saturday morning. The pair of oystercatchers with the two new chicks are busy finding food for them. I positioned my boat between their nesting island and foraging area (they are about 1 mile or so apart) and waited for them to fly by. On one pass this bird came right by the boat. I like the light, flight position, details, and BG in this shot. I especially like the detail in the head and feet areas. This is full frame. Please view the larger version for max details. Thanks so much for looking and commenting.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/4000s
f/7.1
Manual exp.
Hand held from my boat
100% of full frame

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Great image. Fantastic detail stem to stern. Wonderful color and light. Great separation from the watery background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 22, 2011 at 6:40 PM

Terrific flight shot - excellent detail and exposure on a difficult B&W subject.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 22, 2011 at 6:57 PM

I don't know how this one could be any better Ron. Detail is excellent and the light/exposure on the head is magnificent. Wonderful background too and all this at FF in a flight shot. Exceptionally nice IMO.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 22, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Great job on exposure. Excellent background and light, outstanding detail. Terrific image Ron.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 22, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Gorgeous flight shot. Such a terrific subject, and you certainly didn't miss the great opportunity. I love the detail on the larger version, down to the wrinkles on the feet,

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 23, 2011 at 2:23 AM

I would be pretty happy if this one was mine. You did well on handling the whites and blacks. Great detail and real nice flight pose. Well done.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on May 23, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Very impressed with getting this full frame Ron. Lovely light on the bird bringing out the colours of the beak and eye. Sharpness and dof are excellent. Don't see how you can improve on this type of shot. Graham

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on May 23, 2011 at 1:05 PM

One really nice flight shot. A really colorful bird against a great background and light. Yes, excellent detail in the head and feet area.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on May 23, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Wow!. Ron I can see why you like this image. The detail is great and your efforts deserved to be rewarded. I also like the details in the blacks and whites. A challenge at best. Well done!.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on May 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM

Nice image Ron!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 24, 2011 at 7:13 AM

Nice one Ron, particularly as it is full frame - well done.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 24, 2011 at 6:09 PM

Sometimes you never know what to expect when you look at the small thumbnail then go to the larger version. In this image once I opened up the larger version my first reaction is "Wow, what detail and full frame at that". Excellent job Ron, techs and IQ are first rate, well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 24, 2011 at 6:26 PM

All round fine image.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 24, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Superb image, Ron. The AMOY is perfectly placed in the frame. Timing of the shot is also impeccable. Very sharp and well exposed. Great new series.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2011 at 10:15 PM

Excellent flight shot of the Oystercatcher. I like the positions of the wings, the sharpness of the image, and the dark BG that highlights the vivid color of the eye and beak.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on May 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM

It's certainly a significant accomplishment to obtain such a fine shot with excellent composition in full frame when the bird only made one pass near your boat. Congratulations, Ron!

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 26, 2011 at 6:33 PM

Very, very nice Ron. Raised wings, bird turning slightly to peek at the photographer, doesn't get much better than that.
May

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Comment posted by Greg Schneider on June 3, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Superb framing given that you didn't crop! I agree with your points, though the background is maybe not my favourite.

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