Nighthawk in Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted July 26, 2016100 views9 comments

I liked teh spread tail on this one. 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
1/8000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 1600

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on July 26, 2016 at 3:45 PM

Love it. Perhaps the best of your series. Wonderful light, flight position and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on July 26, 2016 at 4:34 PM

This is very sharp, a very good stop. I love the eye of this Common Nighthawk.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 26, 2016 at 6:34 PM

Sweet light on this one Jerry, this looks great but I would probably have dropped it to iso 800 and 1/4000 which still would have been plenty of shutter speed. Love the flared tail here. devil

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 26, 2016 at 8:43 PM

Another awesome Nighthawk shot, Jerry. I agree, the tail spread is really nice. Awesome detail.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2016 at 9:58 PM

Nice work again Jerry. Your time with these guys sure is paying off for you!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 26, 2016 at 10:06 PM

Fantastic flight shot. Great wing position and lighting. I see them from time to time, but have never gotten a good image of this species.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 26, 2016 at 10:26 PM

This is a beauty, Jerry. You seem to have gotten this Nighthawk flight thing down pretty well....... cool

I have a lot of trouble catching a good flight photo of these guys, so tend to stick to the resting on the branch shots. This whole series is very nicely done. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 27, 2016 at 2:11 PM

Excellent, Jerry. This one would make a great field guide image with it showing both the upper and lower wing markings in the same image. Beautiful pose and detail.

devil

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 2, 2016 at 4:12 PM

Excellent work Jerry. My arms get tired just looking at this shot.

May

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