Greater Yellowlegs

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Otter Creek state Park Yesterday

Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500 500 PF
1/5000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 1000
Manual; Matrix metering


Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
Slight Crop from Left
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Cloned lot of spots on Water and above the bird.


Let me know your thoughts and comments.

Thanks
Krishna

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice frame Krishna I like the stretched neck, soft light and good details. the stretched neck gives it a curious pose

TFS

[Arthur Morris]

Agree -- very nice. I would not mind a small crop from behind and above. Do you know that this bird is in first winter plumage?

Were you seated or lying flat?

with love, artie

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Agree -- very nice. I would not mind a small crop from behind and above. Do you know that this bird is in first winter plumage?

Were you seated or lying flat?

with love, artie

I did not know that this is First Winter Plumage. Thanks for pointing that out.

This was taken crawling on the mud. This is a reservoir which has an inlet from River. I started walking with my D500 500 PF combo with TC in the pocket from my Campsite.
There were lots of American White Pelicans and Cormorants.
After a while, I heard the sound of yellow legs.

So I got down quickly and crawled to the edge of the Inlet. I saw three birds primarily to my right with not so good background. Took some shots and then moved left and waited patiently for 1 hr
A lot of times I just kept the lens and camera on the mud (which was relatively dry). One of the birds came toward me and did a couple of passes left to right which helped me to get this shot.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Good field craft rewarded you with a super shot, the low angle and unusual pose make for a memorable image.

[David Roach]

WEll worth the wait... Beautiful stride and colors in the BG. TFS

[annmpacheco]

Love this Krishna, your patience paid off! Just lovely, the setting, colors, and the curious pose!

[John Mack]

Very nice all around. Really like the streched out neck. Framing is right on.

[Brian Sump]

Love it Krishna - more shorebird magic from you.

The bird looks fantastic and the neopolitan bkg is super sweet.

Excellent effort and payoff!