Greater yellowlegs and reflection

[gail bisson]

Took this last summer.
1DMKIV
F 500
ISO 640
SS 1/1600
f 7.1
Small crop
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
gail

[PhilCook]

Wow...things are looking good in " Topsy Turvy " land . Wonderful reflection Gail and perfect timing with the flicked water. Liking very much the water color, not as keen on the strongly contrasting blue/grey, but still a great tlooking bit of photography

[nrohrbacker]

Super shot. That reflection is almost as sharp as the Real thing. love the colors in the water reflection as well.

[Don Nelson]

Outstanding reflection.
You could sharpen the feathers on head, chest and back - another round of sharpening seems to help when I tried it on the JPG.
Also, you could possibly tone down the brightness of the neon blue stripe and reflection.....it draws my eye away from the bird and the reflection.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent pose, perfect reflection and the water trail adds a lot of interest, Gail. The colour of the water looks nice as well.

[dankearl]

I like all of it, the BG color adds in my opinion.
The reflection is very nice.
A tiny bit of noise in the dark BG, did you bring it up in post?
A little more NR maybe.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent Pose and light, good exposure control and great reflection.

[vishaljadhav]

I love it
its so perfect in terms of timing to get the reflection sharp, its colorful and beautiful
Fantastic image

[Shawn Zierman]

Now that's a reflection!
Well composed scene...feels visually balanced to me. Great bit of action too.
Colors look spot on to my eye...would not change a thing here color/brightness wise...

[Daniel Cadieux]

Sweet water drop action going on. Excellent reflection and those greens are very appealing...I can just imagine if the BG was all like that. A bit of a soft edge on the chin's reflection could be reduced a bit. Nice light!

[Bill Dix]

Great catch, Gail. Perfect reflection and head angle. Love the reflected water drops. Colors good, and I don't especially mind the neon blue stripe or two-toned bg.

[Melissa Groo]

This is super Gail. Stellar reflection. I love the drops. Your light is wonderful, and I like the background. Good job on your comp, these are a tough call but you did well.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, good low shooting angle, and of course you waited for him to raise his bill from the water before pressing the shutter - well timed. :w3 I do like the blue of the ripple against the greens in the water, and a pretty clear reflection to round the image off.

[David Salem]

I love reflection shots in this 1 is beautiful. Great timing on the water drops off of the bill and the techs look fantastic.the color of the water really make a great compliment to the bird. Awesome!!!

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

That is a very sweet image! Love the colors and the splash.