325th Show & Tell Competition: Birds in Flight - WINNER

[amoxtli]

I picked this theme, because surprisingly, it had never been picked before. I expected some great entries and I was not wrong having seen so many outstanding bird in flight images here on PBase over the years. So the choice was very tough. Here is goes. First the three HM's in no particular order.



The Ellisons



Jim Smith



Jasja van Leeuwen





Third Place - Marcel - Superb timing to get this right at this moment with all this sharp detail, and then another Osprey also in focus.



Second Place - The Ellisons - An amazing busy scene with the birds all in all these different poses and the afternoon light coloring them.



First Place - Juan - The lighting and placement in the frame are really good, but what I really like is the precise focus on the head withe the catch light in the eyes and the sense of motion with this shutter speed. It's up to you now Juan.

[dapascha]

Thank you for the HM! And I love your winning picks, the look on that seagull is fantastic.

[jlben]

Thank you very much Walter for choosing my humble norwegian seagull as winner of the contest, and congrats to all the others winners and HM.
I'll post the new competition soon.

Regards,

Juan

[smithjim500]

What a surprise!!! Thanks for the HM.

Jim

[ellisonphotography]

Thank you for the second place and HM, and congratulations to the other winners!

[kade]

Congrats to the winners and the HM. Walter, an interesting theme and a good choice.
Karin

[fishit]

Congrats to the winners, all good choices Walter.