American Avocet

[Doug Brown]

I photographed this Avocet the other day in very flat light. I got a good topside look at the wings, and thought the pastel BG was kind of nice. I thought about a vertical crop, but I wanted to include more of the BG.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/328013582_GAoSA-L.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 700mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 1000, +1 EV, no flash, tripod

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the banking pose, fanned tail and open bill. I might sharpen a tad more and wish for a catchlight.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow Doug I would love to catch one of these beauties in flight. Beautiful pose and awesome to see the topside. Congratulations !!!

[Barry Goggin]

Nice shot and what a great bird. I have heard there are some in Brigantine, NJ at the moment and am hoping to get some photos this weekend but probably not anything approaching this great shot.

[Jay Tan]

Gorgeous pose with the wings and tail open.

[Pramod Viswanath]

Beautiful imagewith fanned out tail, Doug . Whites are tad overexposed is what I feel. As your said I liked the BG as well!

[Ian Colley]

Timed nicely, I like your choice of composition, I feel with a vertical crop you may lose some impact and selected the best option here. The whites appear a little strong on the wings.