Godwits on the BayApril Gathering To get the Godwit wings in focus, I had to have a fast shutter speed. After many frustrating shots I got to review pics shot at 1/1000 to 1/2000 of a second and found the sharpness I was hoping for. The light has to be good, usually directional, as in morning or afternoon, to allow my camera to click at these speeds. These birds do some amazing dances, as seen in the shots of birds gathering and flying over the Bay. One has to stand there by the Bay to believe that what they see is real.