Lesser Yellowlegs.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm a fan of overcast light, but once in a while it is nice to have good light:S3:. Once again I got wet and muddy for this...my wife is rather thankful that fall shorebird migration has slowed down! I got some nice colours for the BG here, but I had to tone lighten the OOF greenery just behind the subject's face, it was just too dark and distracting. Some clean up along the bottom of the frame was also performed.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @365mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1000s., f/6.3, ISO 400 (histogram checked), natural light, handheld, small crop for comp.

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[Sanjeevprakash]

Beautiful Shot,Daniel.Nice low angle and great Background.The bird's details are visible well.Superb as usual.TFS

[David Salem]

Cool Daniel, you got some sun on a bird. Great low POV, BG, HA and details. Exposure looks good and the comp is perfect. Nice Work

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!! Beautiful image.
Love the all the pastel colors in the background, great walking pose, excellent details, and superb low angle.
Very well done.

[dankearl]

One after another, Daniel.
Your low angle technique makes me feel lazy!
The angle and BG is very nice as usual.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Your attention to detail and thought in composition is very evident, I really like the shot the pose shows how alert the bird is and the background is subtle yet beautiful.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Gorgeous colours, low POV and good work cleaning up on the BG Daniel. Lovely looking shorebird TFS.

[Allen Sklar]

The bird, of course, is excellent.........but the background is fantastic!

[Ivan Ellison]

You really do show what a good lens the 100-400 is. Great POV and the bird sits really well in the frame walking slightly towards you. Another classy pic.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Great shot...what really struck me first about this image was the yellow stockings :S3: Beautiful IQ, great colors, low POV. Well done!

Best regards,

Dennis
http://denniszaebst.photography.com

[Lorant Voros]

This one rocks. I just love the BG colors, the super low angle and the direct eye contact. As expected from you..awesome.

[Yves Guillot]

Sweet BG colors and nice low angle. Well done!

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, sharpness, eye contact, BG and composition. Very well done Daniel!

[Shawn Zierman]

Very nice, with many features to enjoy.
Low angle, slightly interesting foreground vegetation, purposeful pose, perfect head angle,
enjoy those pops of color going off in the background, excellent composition and post processing.
I find myself hiding my muddy clothes at times, until I can sneak them in the wash without being noticed...

[Satish Ranadive]

Daniel Sir:
Gorgeous image.Love the pose,details,colors and lovely details.Beautiful background too.

Regards,
Satish.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent IQ & shooting angle. Great BG with lovely colors.