Redshank

[Tom van den Brandt]

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A jump to shake of the feathers after bathing. Taken from a hide.
Cropped for composition and a bit NR from the BG

Canon 1D-X
Canon 600mm II + 1.4 converter III
ISO 1600
F 7.1
1/1600sec

Cheers, Tom

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Tom stunning action shot with nice detail and tones . Nicely processed , too. But.... this need to go portrait :bg3:.
TFS Andreas

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Tom, well timed here, and love the vertical jump pose with the swept back wings. Overall well exposed, sharp where it counts, and I like the flying droplets and splayed feet from the take off. My first thoughts before reading Andreas' comment was for a vertical - it would work, or keep your horizontal but move the redshank back to the left a bit.

[Mike Poole]

Great timing, I always prefer the more action orientated style of shooting, and the pose and water droplets are great. Personally I'm not sure if I'd go with a vertical, but I would like him (her?) to be a little more towards the left of the frame

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the water drops, exposure, sharpness, pose and details. I could see this as a vertical as well. Well done Tom.

[gail bisson]

What a terrific shot. Love the pose and the IQ and the water droplets and the water depression. I would love a vertical or stay with a landscape orientation with more room at the top.
The splayed toes rock and remind me of the peace sign!!
Gail

[Binu John]

Excellent action shot, Tom! I really like the action, pose and IQ! A vertical crop also works well as suggested above. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot great timing super detail and exposure - well done.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice capture and image. Great timing to show the jump. Thank you for sharing.

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Tom. Great timing, it's sharp and I like the pose of the bird. You got eye contact too! Re framing I agree with Andreas. TFS.

Cheers, Miro

[Shawn Zierman]

Fun quirky pose that you nailed from a focus perspective. I like the low shooting angle too. The splayed toes are excellent! My first impression upon looking at image, and now this being the third time I've looked at it, was vertical presentation. It would be nice to see one just to compare the two.

[Tom van den Brandt]

Thanks everyone.
I have been thinking about a vertical cut but it was a bit tight in the frame and that's why I decided to go for this version.
Here is the vertical comp.
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Cheers, Tom

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Tom , i personally like this more compared to OP :5.

Cheers Andreas