Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

[Graeme Cox]

Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 11/07/13 06:00:20
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/4000
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Latitude 34 32 28.2 S
Longitude 150 52 16.5 E

[Don Lacy]

Very nice image Graeme, the open beak nice HA and low perspective all make for a pleasing image.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely image with a nice low angle, good light and that open beak is a bit plus.

[Lorant Voros]

Very sweet and as mentioned the open beak brings it to another level. Great work!

[gail bisson]

A great pose and look back position.Nice light. Great low POV.
I might crop a bit tighter from the top and left.
I also see a little dust spot near LUC. I would soften the round brownish smudge just above the sand on the LHS of the bird about an inch in from the left.
If not against your ethics I would evict the black blob near the bird's left foot.
A really lovely shot,
Gail

[vishaljadhav]

Wow sweet image, i love the IQ all around
the pose is right with a good HA
BG is sweet , may be removing the dust spot will look better
Open beak makes it more interesting

[keith mitchell]

Graham just a tiny bit more at the bottom then you have perfection for me ,it looks superb!

Keith.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the perfect head turn and open bill. Super nice low angle, and lots of wonderful details. Gail's tweak suggestions are worth exploring...