Marbled Godwit - was it worth losing my wedding ring......?

[Dorian Anderson]

Vaguely remember seeing the band on my hand when I grabbed my rig yesterday late afternoon, but it was gone by the time I sat down at the compute this morning. Ugh.

At least it was a cheap ($150), relatively. Will miss the engraving the most.......

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/3200 at f/4, ISO 1250
Processed in LR CC without trickery

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[dankearl]

Photo is terrific, a bit of noise on the wings but minor..
Sorry about the ring, a mystery, hope it turns up.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Now you need to scan every Ring-billed Gull or Ring-necked Duck I guess! The image is beautiful, only a higher near wing position would have made it better, but it is still fine as is.

[David Cowling]

Perfect flight angle, lovely colours and a great background make this a super image. Hope the ring turns up for you.

[Arthur Morris]

Superb as noted by Dan missing only a raised near-wing.

with love, artie

[John Mack]

Looks very good. The light is nice. Also like the pose. Nice background.

[Ivan Sjogren]

This is spectacular Dorian! The soft light with that light blue against the warmer colors of the Godwit really is a good combination. Great head angle, exposure and comp too. As mentioned a raised near-wing would have been nice but I think it works as is.
Is this a big crop? I ask because of the hint of noise on the bird. I hope you find your wedding ring!!