Greater yellowlegs bathing

[gail bisson]

Taken at our pond in Ingonish at 7:06AM.
Canon 1D MkIV
F 500 mm
SS 1/1250
ISO 800
F 7.1
Slight crop for composition ~ 10% from the bottom
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail

[PhilCook]

Taken in your own pond....that's quite some water feature in your garden. Low angle is great as is the glassy water and splashes, looking great Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image of Greater Yellowlegs in habitat.Lovely lights and water droplets around bird.
Loved Details,nice low angle,great pose and lights in the water.

[Bill Dix]

Nice light, great low angle. I like the habitat and action suggested by the water drops. How nice to have such a place in your back yard.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Lovely low angle and head angle Gail. I would love to have a pond like your super, would spend lots of time there.

[rajojomanik]

Great low angle, nice eye contact and love the water droplets.

I wouldn't mind having a pond this as well... :)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, good placement in the frame, and I like your comp with the extra space above the water showing the grass/reeds. Good HA, and the flying droplets add interest.

[Richard Stern]

Hi Gail,

I agree with the comments above, but I would prefer to see the whites in the bird's rear flanks toned down a bit. I too especially like the water droplets.

Richard

[Ofer Levy]

Nice low angle and eye contact. BG is a bit overpowring IMHO. Cropping a bit tighter might help.

[dankearl]

Very nice angle and habitat, I don't think I would change a thing.

[Mike Milicia]

Very nicely done ... great bathing pose and composition with excellent detail!

I like the sense of habitat provided by the BG but agree it's a bit overpowering.
A heavy does of noise reduction selectively on the BG might take the edge off a bit.

[christopher galeski]

nice habitat image,like the water on the birds back,good low angle,and thats some pond.thanks.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Low angle, flying ater drops, subject placement in the frame all look great. I like the habitat too, but some of the brighter stems pull my eye.