Pied Wagtail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Captured this image while in Iceland in 2012. This Wagtail was foraging in the dune grasses for ants to feed it young. C&C welcome.

D3s, Nikon 500mm, 1/4000s, f 8.0, ISO 400, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.


Geoffrey

[William Dickson]

Nice looking image Geoffrey. You captured it well considering how flighty those wee guys are. Lovely pose and I like the sand and grasses on the dune.

I would remove the piece of grass in front of the tail.

Will

[Mike Poole]

Lovely little birds these Geoffrey, and it's nice to see the full beak. However, the head doesn't look sharp to me - is this a large crop? If not you may be able to give it another round of sharpening which may help a little, but it looks like you may have just missed critical focus.

Mike

[Geoffrey Montagu]

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Thanks William and Mike, and William for your suggestion, and yes Mike this was a considerable crop, but was still able to give another round of sharpening on the head. Here's a repost.

Geoffrey

[Karl Egressy]

Great in habitat image. The food item in the beak is a big plus.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Geoff, lovely low angle, and I do like the beak full of ants. The angled pose works well enough, but have to say, the IQ is suffering from the large crop.