Food Fight!

Gallery: AvianPosted June 18, 2011147 views16 comments

another frame from the fish fight I caught last month.
1DMIII
300mm 2.8 L with 1.4x
IS) 320 f9@ 1/1250
Cropped off about 20%

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 18, 2011 at 8:44 PM

Incredible shot, great that you got two different species fighting for the fish.
Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 18, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Who was the aggressor?
Well caught action! The DOF and POV are good and the detail is OK. I wonder if a very slight levels adjustment might bring out a little detail in the Terns neck, which is pushing gamut. Also, if you are comfortable with it, cloning out the OOF pile under the Gull would be an improvement.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM

Great interaction!! You got both birds sharp, both faces and eyes visible, nice BG and waves. Even the fish eye and face are clear!
The whites are a bit hot, but this can easily be corrected if you wish.
Super image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Nice stop action detail and well exposed, they're all over each other hey

Maybe a bit more aggressive since they're two different species?
I think it's wonderful image Cheryl, I like it as posted

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 18, 2011 at 9:45 PM

Really nice Cheryl. I like both bird's positions. Nice look at all the eyes and action. Whites look OK on my monitor.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 18, 2011 at 11:47 PM

I must have missed your earlier posts on this when I was on vacation, Cheryl. Excellent image. Great action and a good job on the exposure. I like the nice low angle and the breaking wave in the bg.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 19, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Awesome inter-action between the gull and tern Cheryl

Nice work keeping the details in check.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 19, 2011 at 12:12 AM

Love the interaction on this Cheryl! I also really like the location with the wave coming in on them as they fight. Good eye contact on both birds and the whites look fine on my monitor also.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Thanks much friends!

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Glenn Woznick on June 19, 2011 at 11:56 AM

Hi Cheryl,
I trully enjoy seeing the interaction between two different species. Nice action...wondering...who won.
Glenn

Registered on May 7, 2011, 13 Posts, 29 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 19, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Great action shot. They almost look like they are mating, then I noticed that they aren't the same species. Really great.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 19, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Great action! Like the little bit of surf in the background.

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

Comment posted by David Sparks on June 19, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Terrific action shot with good look at the eyes of both birds. I especially like the fact that the interaction is not between birds of the same species.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 19, 2011 at 7:58 PM

A fun action shot Cheryl. I especially like the way the lower gull is bracing itself with it's leg and tail. Nice low perspective. The overall exposure looks fine to my eye but I checked it in a threshold layer just to be sure. Nothing's over 255 - not one pixel.

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

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 20, 2011 at 12:08 PM

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 20, 2011 at 8:40 PM

I'm fine with it as posted, Cheryl. Lovely capture.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments