Willet Tussle

Gallery: AvianPosted June 2, 2013278 views16 comments

From earlier this spring, captured at beach on west Galveston Island. I witnessed and photographed this territorial battle between two male Willets for about 20 minutes. Handheld while kneeling on beach to get as low as I could and still track the wide ranging action.

1DX, 600II, 1.4TC, f8, 1/1600, ISO 800

Cropped to vertical - 40% of original

C&C welcome

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 2, 2013 at 8:39 PM

Wow, they are having a go at each other! Expertly executed action shot, Randy.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 2, 2013 at 9:01 PM

Very good moment, composition, colors.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 2, 2013 at 9:04 PM

Stellar image with amazing action - catchlight on the eye, soft background and sharp focus where it needs to be. REally can't get any better than this

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 2, 2013 at 9:52 PM

Excellent action, excellent image! I like the low pov and the water droplets as well. Again, excellent! Sharon

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on June 2, 2013 at 10:43 PM

You certainly got an interesting spat documented. Image is definitely an action shot. Detail held up well despite the large crop. Guess that's the benefit of a state of the art camera. Nice composition, good colors, and pleasing FG and BG.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 2, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Awesome shot, Randy. Action packed and executed with skill. You nailed it.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on June 3, 2013 at 12:05 AM

Another excellent image Randy,
Your new equipment is serving you well and your skills in the field are most impressive.
Very nice presentation . . .

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 3, 2013 at 3:27 AM

Randy,

Great shot hand-holding on your knees is no fun, but worth it for this great image

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on June 3, 2013 at 8:41 AM

Cool! I spend a lot of time on the coast photographing shore birds and have never seen this behavior. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 3, 2013 at 9:21 AM

Super shot Randy. The low perspective works really well and the background contrasts beautifully with the willets. Nice and sharp. A keeper.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 3, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Very fine action shot, Randy - tack-sharp, great perspective and comp.
Way to go!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 3, 2013 at 2:34 PM

Wonderful action shot and nice job in going for a lower angle, way to go.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 3, 2013 at 8:26 PM

Great action, Randy, and the relative positions of the two birds with the raised wings of the upper makes a beautiful composition. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on June 12, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Spectacular timing, Congratulations on the WP

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 13, 2013 at 12:52 AM

Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 8, 2013 at 3:59 PM

Super action Randy, congrats on the pick!

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