Green Sandpiper

[Gal Shon]

This was taken during my first days in a hide, summer of 2008.
~ 88% of the original, 20D 400/f5.6
Iso 400, 1/1000, f7.1, EC -1. Applied NR on the BG.
All C&C are appreciated and thanks for looking

[Michael Zajac]

Gal, I love the colors in the background. I think that the dark feathers need to be lightened. Nice sharp details.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

great look-back pose Gal. Love the smooth BG and it is so sharp on the head. I like it as presented. :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the look-back pose, angle and of course the beautiful BG colors. I might remove the blue cast in the whites on the right side.

[adambaca]

I really like this shot as it's presented. The colors of the background are great and I really like the symmetry of the reflection from the piper's legs.

--AB

[Ilija Dukovski]

Uh, this is nice. The colors, the birds eye-contact.
I would perhaps tone down just a tiny bit the bright yellow BG part.
Agree with Axel about the blue cast on the right part of the bird.
Great one.

[DustinFinn]

Really stunning as posted - were you able to grab a vertical? Looks like it would make a really abstract reflection in that pretty water.

[LouBuonomo]

Beautiful water color and over the back look makes it for me. Worth a sit in a blind.

[Stu Bowie]

Gal, I like the pose, and low angle, and the colours in te BG are amazing. Well captured.

[Morkel Erasmus]

marvellous comp and colours in the BG! I would try to lighten both the back feathers and the face a bit.

[Darryl Luck]

Love the pose with the 'over the shoulder' look. The smooth water and BG colours are wonderful. Is the rest of the reflection in the 12% you cropped? I hope it is because that reflection would be a huge bonus.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Superb comp, pose and DOF..... and one heck of a background. wow !!

[Cindy Mead]

what a fabulous gradient bg.. great over the back pose and I really like the tension in the water around the legs. I can't see much that I would change here, a beautiful comp that works well for me as is.