Marbled Godwit

Gallery: AvianPosted February 1, 201382 views8 comments

Lucky to capture this Godwit flying in from another pond close by.

Canon 5D with 500mm
1/3200 at f / 5.6
ISO 400

Wish I had been shooting with lower ISO. My light had increased and shortly after this image I adjusted my ISO lower.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 2, 2013 at 10:27 AM

Good details and use of the side light Harry, I like the mud drops falling away here..
Well done

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 2, 2013 at 10:38 AM

Nice landing shot Harry, pretty lighting. I would think 400 iso is plenty low for a flight shot like this, you want plenty of shutter speed for these types of shots. Is it a 5D or a 5D3 you were shooting?

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 2, 2013 at 1:41 PM

Nice! Great position with the extended wings.
Sweet water, and the flying mud drops add a lot.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 2, 2013 at 4:32 PM

400 ISO served you well on this. A lovely shot of the landing Godwit.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 2, 2013 at 9:20 PM

Ithink 400 iso was a perfect choice. Nice wing position and great light.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 2, 2013 at 10:48 PM

Excellent, Skip. Beautiful light and a nice sharp image. I really like the patterns in the plumage on the sunlit wing.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 3, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Great capture, lovely light.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 3, 2013 at 1:18 PM

A beautiful hover image, Harry. Well done.

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