Lapland Longspur

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I did not have many opportunities to photograph winter finches in the winter. This was one of the few times that I found a Lapland Longspur. I made it in January after a snowstorm and wish the feet were more visible but the soft snow made it impossible.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/120728844/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/640s, f/11, EC +1, ISO 400

[Kiran Poonacha]

lovely looking frame Bhai, the bird stands out well in the now, nice details too..

[Stu Bowie]

Good low angle of capture, and you achieved a good HA too. Well done on the exposure of the snow. The invisible feet dont worry me, but on any other surface, it may have.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful low angle and excellent detail, ha and eye contact. The snow really sets it off.

[Chris Kotze]

Sharp well exposed and super detail.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel, shooting these birds in the snow with heavy tripod and gear must have been hard. I like the exposure here a lot. Good call on the aperture.