Black Tailed Godwit

[Jonathan Ashton]

Bean bag Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS Canon 1.4TC Mk1 ISO 1000 + 1.67 1/1250 sec f5.6.

Shot taken from a hide in a nature reserve in North Wales, despite a high tide the birds were still some 46m distant.
All C&C welcome.

[Doug Brown]

Great wing position Jon. I like how the bird sits in the clear area between the vegetation at the top and bottom of the frame. Sharpness could be a little better. Judging by the hot whites in the tail feathers, you could have gone with less + EC and a resulting faster shutter speed; that may have gotten you sharper. Still a nice image.

[Dave Blinder]

Nice comp and timing. Agree that sharpness could be improved.

[Arthur Morris]

Jeez, I posted to this killer image but it did not load. I love the bird, the wing position, and the colors and soft light. And those hanging feet. Way to go!

And the foreground and BKGR are killer too.

[denise ippolito]

Jonathan, Excellent sharp details and flight pose. I agree w/ Doug regarding the whites but boy this is sweet!:) I'm glad I took a look!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated.