Stilt Chick

[sandy richards]

Baylands, Palo Alto, CA
3 days old

Just offshore - "knee deep" with these babies is in 1/2 inch of water.

D300s
500mm
1/500 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Almost full frameA

[Ofer Levy]

Very nice!! Details on the body look good to me! Shooting angle slightly high but still lovely.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Sweet image with nice action and I love the droplet of water on its beak. Thanks for sharing.

[Hank Christensen]

Hi Sandy - I enjoyed that spot at Baylands this spring as well. Did you get a chance to see the avocet chicks there? I think they hatched about 3 weeks before the stilt chicks.

[sandy richards]

Hi, Hank - yes, I have several avocet chicks also. will post a bit later on.
Off to Ecuador tomorrow, for Nate Chappell's bird workshop
Sandy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Too cute, and I love the various ripples in the water. Good job on the exposure, and sharp as posted. I know its not always possible, but a lower angle would have been great. I would also crop at bottom to eliminate all of the brownish "slime" at bottom. I also wish the bird was not angles away from you (even if ever so slightly).

[Matt Vosniak]

Sandy I am with Daniel and think the foreground should be eliminated as best as possible. Other than that this is a great image. I especially like all the ripples and the patterns they make around the chick little droplets included. Nice job on the exposure too.