Air Battle

by Bob McQuade

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 2013335 views15 comments

D800 200-400mm @ 280mm F9.5 1/2000 ISO 250

A second image of Great Egrets doing aerial battle above the rookery

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Steve Zimic on April 4, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Superb capture and great processing with none of the whites blown out.

Registered on November 23, 2003, 176 Posts, 727 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on April 4, 2013 at 10:44 AM

Nice one Bob. Feather detail, facial color, handling whites, all great. This is such a great shot I hate to mention any nit, but if I could choose, I would prefer the sky a bit lighter.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 4, 2013 at 12:07 PM

A great bit of action Bob. Love it. It does look a bit too dark to me overall. I might brighten it up to make the whites white.

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Comment posted by Mae on April 4, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Wow...they look like marionettes! What marvelous models! The processed values of the grays look odd to me. Their kung fu feet make this image for me!

Registered on March 22, 2013, 13 Posts, 58 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 4, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Amazing dynamic shot. Focus, colors, details beautiful.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on April 4, 2013 at 9:11 PM

This is a great image. I liked the details and the moment!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 4, 2013 at 9:36 PM

Great action and exposure Bob, love the dangling legs and fighting postures.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 5, 2013 at 12:53 AM

Awesome fight capture Bob

Great wing positions and details, I like the splayed legs and feet too.

Sweet One!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 5, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Fantastic shot. Great action, excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 5, 2013 at 6:40 PM

Wow, excellent shot all the way around. Wonderful action and the whites show nice detail in the larger version. Well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on April 5, 2013 at 9:16 PM

Wonderful catch and great technicals.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 7, 2013 at 3:37 AM

Great action and detail Bob

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 12, 2013 at 10:31 AM

Nice interaction - fine detail and positions -
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Alan Bryant on April 13, 2013 at 9:41 AM

Great action image

Well done

Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 14, 2013 at 5:09 PM

Congratulations on this WP, very nice!

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