Little Stint

[Joel Brueziere]

http://www.eyesonsky.com/mig/albums/Nature/Birds/Ba/becasseau-minute-IMG_0340.jpg
Bécasseau minute
Zwergstrandläufer
Calidris minuta
2007-09-17
f 4 - 300 mm
1/2500 s - 400 iso

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Joel,
I do love your becasseau minute! Might be tempted to take a tad off the bottom to balance out the composition and I think that the Head Angle Police might be hard on your heels...:eek:
I love the wing position and sharpness is admirable.
Best,
Nicki

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with Nicki. As for the HA...I'd upgrade the charge to BIFFA (Bird In Flight Flying Away) - which is a complete body angle issue :-) Anyways, one advantage of this (in this case) is seeing the dorsal feathers coming down and splitting the tail in two. Super job panning here...I know how fast little shorebirds can be!

[Michael Zajac]

Nice flight image. Wish he was turning more towrds you. Still nice wing details and position.

[Arthur Morris]

Dan beat me to the punch. We might simplify the charge to BAA (bird angled away) so that it could apply to birds other than flying birds but I seem to know that acronymn from somewhere.....

A loverly fresh juvenile. So sweet.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely compo, wing pose and cool bird
you know HAP charges :D:D
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

I like the light and detail, and just a pity he's flying away from you.

[Eric Wilmot]

Bonjour Joel,

Your image is really nice. Good comp, nice light and detail. BAA has been mentioned and I see some noise in the BG.

Beau travail !!! ;)

[Joel Brueziere]

http://www.eyesonsky.com/mig/albums/Nature/Birds/Ba/becasseau-minute-IMG_0339.jpg
Same one a little bit later

Bécasseau minute - Zwergstrandläufer - Calidris minuta
2007-09-17 f 4 - 300 mm 1/2000 s - 400 iso