Another Nighthawk

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 2016114 views10 comments

Another pretty good flight shot. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2015.5) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f8.0
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 1600

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 21, 2016 at 10:48 PM

Nice flight shot, Jerry. It looks tack sharp and that look it's giving you is great.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on July 22, 2016 at 1:39 PM

I like all your nighthawk shots, but this one I like the best. Excellent.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 22, 2016 at 9:06 PM

Well done Jerry.
May

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 22, 2016 at 9:24 PM

Nice job with this flight shot, Jerry. I am envious, a species I would love to have in my files.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 23, 2016 at 11:37 AM

Hello, Jerry ! Still amazed at your flight shots of this species ! Hats off ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 23, 2016 at 1:05 PM

A fine image of this species in flight, Jerry. Tack sharp and in excellent light.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 23, 2016 at 1:41 PM

I've spent a lot of time trying to photograph Common Nighthawks in flight. This is excellent.

For those who haven't tried, Nighthawks are exceptionally erratic fliers, rarely moving in a continuous line. It makes them very tough to track.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 23, 2016 at 6:36 PM

Very nice job with the exposure on this Nighthawk. I like the wing position. Exceptional detail.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2016 at 10:32 PM

Great job getting this guy in flight Jerry. I take it you have been working on one of these since I have seen a few NH images from you lately. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 24, 2016 at 8:42 AM

Thanks Kurt. I do seem to get fixated on one species at a time. Right now it's Nighthawks.

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