Approach

[Frank Schauf]

Black-tailed godwit [Limosa limosa], Texel/Nederlande.

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM
1/1600 sec., f/7.1, ISO 800

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[John Robinson]

Reminds me of my time in Holland on Texel They love those posts !!
Great shot. - and a pleasant back drop.
JohnR

[Anil Skumar]

wings look really really beautiful.. nice lighting..very good shot .. congrats..

[Bill Dix]

Great landing pose, and good focus on the head. Lovely BG. Were it mine I might have been tempted to even out the URC to make the BG more layered, but it works just fine as posted.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Beautiful open wings You were really in a nice position for this landing. Nice exposure and background.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Great image, Frank! I love all that underwing detail. Nice pose and fine background.

Best wishes,

Gerald

[Loi Nguyen]

Frank, very nice landing pose and great details. Looks a bit bright and I'd suggest reducing the exposure by about -0.3EV. Loi

[Marina Scarr]

Exposure looks spot on to me, and you acquired good details. Fun landing pose.

[Arthur Morris]

I would not change one pixel. As this is one of my most wanted species I do not think that it is very nice of you to post such a wonderful image :).

[Karl Egressy]

Striking landing pose, Frank.

[David Salem]

Beautiful subject well captured. Nice color and detail in this great landing shot.

[Loi Nguyen]

" Looks a bit bright and I'd suggest reducing the exposure by about -0.3EV"

Frank, sorry for making such a dumb comment. I should not have made such a comment on an uncalibrated monitor. Exposure is spot on on my better (and calibrated) monitor. Loi

[Jonathan Ashton]

Frank this is amazing - super timing and outstanding quality - love the pose and the composition - first class.

[christopher galeski]

Excellent image Frank,well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular landing pose you have captured.

Regards,
Satish.