Comment from dalebraatz
what a wonderful stop action shot, has great details and depth and even a nice eye contact, a pleasure to look at. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Oct-2016

Thanks Dale, appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from supergold
what a fantastic stop action;
the aerodynamic shape of this bird is awesome;
I would crop a bit from the bottom, since the bird is heading upwards;

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Oct-2016

Thanks Fred, appreciate your constructive feedback and will look at your idea of cropping :) Mary

Comment from Sange
Ha! Look at you Mary!
I can tell you had a high shutter speed here to get this stop action!
Nice capture, focus and you handled white balance well enough. The wings are a tad bright but yeah you!
A tip is to raise that shutter speed to 1/3200 sec lower F/stop and set exposure compensation on minus one point zero.
And you must center meter the eye.
Nice work Mary

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Oct-2016

Thanks Sange for your constructive and positive feedback :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Impressive capture!
An interesting initial impact.
Subtle illumination.
Pin sharp focusing.
Good perspective & long depth of field...
I'd consider cropping a third of the lower foreground to give more space on top...
Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Oct-2016

Thanks Dick will look at your suggestion :-) mary

Comment from Joelgraphuchin
Wow...what an action! He seems to enjoy his flight. Very proud and confident. Your focus is adorable. I never do such this great focus on flying bird. Natural Color is eye pleasing.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 15-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Oct-2016

Thanks Joel your encouraging feedback is appreciated :-) mary