A look to the sky Curlew

[christopher galeski]

Taken yesterday morning,these birds go to the coast in winter,then back in the spring on our moors and farm land to breed,nice frosty morning,cannon 500mm L,IS,F4,HAND HELD,700MM FL,ISO400,1/2000S,F5.6,crop,sharpened for web,a touch of contrast adjustment.Forgot to say,the bird was feeding,and a small plane flew over,and the bird glanced up, and gave me a chance of a shot.

[Katie Rupp]

I like the backward and upward look, the touch of frost on the grass and the placement in the frame. If it were mine, I might crop about half of the OOF foreground to give more emphasis to the frosty grass. Nicely done, Chris!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well timed shot, and good DOF. It may be worthwhile lifting the mid tones a little. I think Katie has a point, a little less at the base may help presentation.