Marbled Godwit

Gallery: AvianPosted June 10, 20071,909 views31 comments

Hope everyone's having a good weekend so far. Here's a shot from yesterday. Thanks for looking. C and C welcome.

Canon 1DM2, 500mm, 1/3158@f7, ISO400, M exposure, cropped about 30%, handheld

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 10, 2007 at 9:56 AM

Beautiful image Byron. Great capture.

Pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by John W. Wall on June 10, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Looks like you're having a great weekend yourself! Outstanding shot. I love how it's gliding just above the darker background, and the open beak lets me hear it squawking.

Registered on July 25, 2006, 53 Posts, 179 Comments

Comment posted by Jose Suro on June 10, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Super capture. Crystal clear.

Best,

Jose

Registered on June 24, 2006, 267 Posts, 2273 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 10, 2007 at 10:03 AM

And another spectacular hand-held flight shot with the 500. Beautiful bird, sharp, good comp and background. Even got an open beak. A wonderful shot Byron - congrats.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 10, 2007 at 11:09 AM

Nice one, Byron. I like the open beak and the perfect eye contact. Exposure looks right on.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Jan Wegener on June 10, 2007 at 11:36 AM

outstanding shot !!

Registered on May 20, 2006, 13 Posts, 92 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Canning on June 10, 2007 at 12:25 PM

Nice! Great color and comp.

. I just got my first 500mm from Adorama yesterday but I think I'm going to have to do some working out to to do handheld flight shots like this with it!

Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Milicia on June 10, 2007 at 12:51 PM

Fantastic!
Love the background and the open bill !
Very well done !

Registered on July 25, 2005, 145 Posts, 302 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Streifel on June 10, 2007 at 1:36 PM

Great Image Byron. Love the BG on this. As always, your subject is tack sharp and the exposure is spot on.

Registered on October 8, 2006, 77 Posts, 886 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on June 10, 2007 at 5:04 PM

Beautiful shot Byron. I love the feather detail, and the lighting is niiiiice!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on June 10, 2007 at 5:20 PM

Great flight shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 10, 2007 at 6:07 PM

Beautiful flight shot!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Weins on June 10, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Wow!!

Very nice.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 28 Posts, 420 Comments

Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on June 10, 2007 at 9:46 PM

Beautiful light, nice image Byron

Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments

Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on June 10, 2007 at 10:43 PM

Beautiful shot. I love the soft BG colors.

Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments

Comment posted by Tim McIntyre on June 10, 2007 at 10:57 PM

Beautiful comp and detail Byron.No nits here

Registered on August 19, 2006, 85 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by John Chapman on June 11, 2007 at 5:44 AM

Great image Byron.

Registered on June 19, 2004, 100 Posts, 1473 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zipp on June 11, 2007 at 8:15 AM

Sweet shot Byron. I can almost hear him!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 86 Posts, 940 Comments

Comment posted by Lee Daniels on June 11, 2007 at 11:04 AM

The BG is great and perfectly complements the flight attitude and highlights the detail. Lovely shot!

Registered on December 31, 2003, 115 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on June 11, 2007 at 5:28 PM

Wow! Georgeous flight shot. The BG is super, as is the detail in the bird. Great comp. What a cool shot.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 11, 2007 at 8:36 PM

Nice shot Byron. Besides the obvious of hitting the subject "dead on", I quite like the positioning of the colour gradient in the background.

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on June 12, 2007 at 10:55 AM

Hello Byron this is simple fantastic, I just love it.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 12, 2007 at 12:03 PM

Excellent! This has a very etherial quality about it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 12, 2007 at 12:14 PM

Beautiful flight shot Byron

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 18, 2007 at 9:10 AM

Beautiful image Byron. Excellent capture. Congrats on the EP.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on June 18, 2007 at 10:55 AM

Beautiful - I love it!

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 19, 2007 at 8:19 PM

Congrats on the EP - nice job!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Neiger on June 19, 2007 at 9:31 PM

Great image, Byron! Congrats on the Editor's Pick of the week.

Registered on July 9, 2004, 294 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on June 23, 2007 at 11:39 PM

Such flight precision; a wonderful capture, Byron.

I really like the colors.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 24, 2007 at 4:51 AM

Excellent!

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on April 4, 2008 at 12:22 AM

What a fantastic shot! Love it

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments