Long-billed Curlew

A respectable flight shot. Good sharpness; sufficient depth of field, proper exposure. Nice wing position.

Monica, I agree, this is a nice flight shot. The bird's head and eye are just a tad shy of tack sharp, but for a smallish bird that is really not a nit. I like the angle and the light on the face. Nice DOF too. Well done.

Really nice catch for a tough, small bird that is difficult to get.
Nice wing position, clean BG (not always a plus, of course) and good eye.
Sandy r

Lovely BIF shot, Monica. I particularly like that the bird is coming towards us and that the wings are so well positioned to reveal so much of the bird. Nice detail and you even managed to obtain a catchlight in the eye! This looks to me like a tough shot to obtain.

Monica,
what Rich said!
Mauro

Very nice shot, Monica.
I find details, pose and exposure at the top.

Congrats

D&L

Very well captured BIF shot.Nice sharpness & depth of field.

Very nice Monica - I like the forequarter perspective and wing position.

More than acceptable Monica - great detail, wing position and eye contact

cheers
Rob

Wonderful pose and light. It's a fab BIF as far as I am concerned. If I may suggest to carry out some noise reduction to the sky (a big crop could be the culprit) and retouch the diagonal smudge under the left wing. Excellent work nevertheless.

Very Nice Monica. You've got the bird coming toward you slightly, good catchlight in the eye, and good feather detail and sharpness. I'm not crazy about the composition. In my opinion, you could crop from the top and add to the bottom so he's not so centered horizonatally. Move him slightly up in the comp. Very worthy of posting here. Great job Monica.

Good photo! Wish I had it in my collection. Thanks for sharing.

Well biffed!
I particularly like the continuous curving line from the tip of the bill to the tail, and the well lit head.

very nice looking flight shot, Monica. nice DOF and sharpness. I agree with Akos about the smudge (an easy fix). congrats!

Very nice flight shot with a good angle, in my experience not an easy species to get a flight shot of, nice work Monica

Thank you very much for all the kind encouraging comments. I'm very glad you like it.

Now this I like very much, Monica! It is more than acceptable IMO.

Nice shot - I like the catch light in the eye.

Very nice Monica, I especially like the eye contact and POV.
Great light, flight pose, details, and catchlight as well..Remove that smudge, you're home free..
Free as a bird that is
Well done

Hi Monica,
Nice shot of what appears to be a rather difficult bird to capture in flight. Details look very acceptable. A little background noise in the larger image but I know some people don't like to remove noise from just the background. That's a personal decision that I don't necessarily agree with but no big deal.

Ronnie

Awesome flight shot, Monica. Fast focus is not the hallmark of the 40D (from my own experience); so the fact you captured a flight shot this sharp is very commendable. Nicely done.