Spoonie flares on the mud flat

[Randy Stout]

This nice fellow was imaged while out with James on the Hooptie Deux, last friday.

D300 500mm f/4 at f/6.8 ISO 800 -1 EV 15% crop for composition. Desatted reds a bit to keep from blowing that channel. Minor clean up on beach.

Gitzo with Wimb V2, standing in 18" of water.

Comments appreciated.

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp and a nice wing position but the shade above sunlit beach below motif does not work for me. You needed to get up earlier <smile>

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and exposure of the bird. I wish the underside of the near wing were more visible, would sharpen the bird more and lighten the BG.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great pose bg and detail. Great pp work. This is great well done