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by John Blumenkamp

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 2011109 views10 comments
I captured this image a few weeks back while a good number of avocets were passing through along the shore of the Great Salt Lake...

1DIV @ 700mm
1/2500 f/8 iso400

Thanks for taking a look!

John

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on December 13, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Good job stopping down to get entire bird nice and sharp and in focus. Nice action as well. Great capture. :toast:
Registered on November 8, 2008, 55 Posts, 393 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 13, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Great looking shot, John. the landing pose is fantastic, techs look solid, and comp is great. well done.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 14, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Well done. I enjoy the landing posture - especially the different positions of the legs with one foot just about to touch the water surface. Nice and sharp and exposed well.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Love the position you caught this bird in John. Very nice exposure with great detail in the larger version. Well done.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on December 14, 2011 at 5:15 PM
That'll do for me :toast: :toast:
JR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on December 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Like a dancer in motion .lovely image and great capture of all the action so sharply.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 32 Posts, 240 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 15, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Like the position of the right foot just before touchdown. Nice work,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 15, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Excellent timing to get the shot just before hitting the water, I like that you can just see the leg reflected in the water, nice job of handling the whites and getting detail, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on December 15, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Nice action John.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 16, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Nice timing on this shot John! Perfect wing position and nice exposure as well!
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments