Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

The time spent under my special shorebird hide was not the most pleasant time in my life :D as the dark mud was quite smelly. Anyway it was worth to lay on my belly for hours to get this buddy.
Hopefully this spring I can catch them in full breeding plumage while displaying.

Any comments are more than welcomed.

Szimi

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
NW Hungary, Europe l July 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N l EF 600mm f/4.0L IS USM l Extender EF 1.4x II

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Congrats!!!
I really like the details,low angle and BG

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Excellent image, Szimi. I like the angle, details and calm water, well worth enduring the odor. :) Could you post some techs?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent photograph, very clean. The low angle is nice, and I like the eye contact.

[Fabs Forns]

Beautifully done, Szimi. For my taste, I would back a tiny weeny bit in the sharpening.

Worth your time in the hide by all means :)

[Krijn Trimbos]

It looks good to me! Nice low angle, pose, light and eye contact. Well done

[Arthur Morris]

Love the bird's posture, the sharpness, the BKGR, and the the perfect head angle. Good job too of not ruining it in Photoshop by oversharpening or oversaturating as many folks do <smile> Good luck with the breeding plumage males this spring...

later and love, artie

[Kirsten Frost]

Lovely 'clean' image, like the low angle and posture of the bird here. What support do you use for these low-angle images (when laying down)?

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Lovely 'clean' image, like the low angle and posture of the bird here. What support do you use for these low-angle images (when laying down)?

Actually a self made camouflaged hide with the height of 25.59 inch (65 cm) and 39,37 inch (100 cm) front length. The closest bird was 3 meters from me and didn't care of the noises I made (eg. coughing).

[Maxis Gamez]

This is excellent, love the pose and details.

[Del Cockroft]

Absolutely perfect!! A beautiful image and clearly well worth the discomfort in capturing it.

[Marko Matesic]

Excellent capture....no nits from me :)
Please send photos of your hide

[Ian McHenry]

Beautiful work Szimi.
Really shows the value of getting down to bird level.
My congratulations.
Ian McHenry