Short-billed Dowitcher Portrait.

[Daniel Cadieux]

When I first saw this individual I was too close to focus on it, and had to back up! It was hiding beneath some vegetation hanging down from a branch that was half exposed in the shallow murky water and did not see it until I was right over it. I did lie down in that water and eventually it came out and gave great views. Here it pose perfectly for portraits in the early morning light. This is the same individual I posted a full-body image of a few days ago...

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/250s., f/9, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, full-frame, some eye work to clean up the reflections.

[Colin Driscoll]

What a great shot. Love the structural detail in that bill tip.

[Matt Sutherland]

Love it!

[greg cowle]

Perfectly complementary background, superb detail.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Really nice, Dan. No nits from me, I love everything you have done. Thank you for sharing.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Dan this is a solid portrait. The comp, the details and the exposure is spot on. Very nicely executed and processed.

[Bill Dix]

Another beauty of this beauty. Great light, detail, lovely background and colors. Well done again.

[John Mack]

Looks great. Love the detail,composition and that background.

[gail bisson]

Love the light and the IQ.
Crop is perfect for my taste.
No nits from me on this lovely portrait!

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the fabulous comments above. The bill tip details are amazing -- it looks as if it might have been damaged at some point ...


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