Long billed Curlew

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Canon 1d4, 300 2.8, 2x tc

1/2000, f8.0, iso 640

San Diego, CA

All input appreciated.

Thanks.

[Bill Dix]

I love these guys. You caught him with a perfect HA and lovely background. Is this a large crop?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Siddharth, looks like you got a new toy :-) Love this shot. Excellent low angle, light and HA that shows the entire bill length. Subject is very well placed in the frame.

[Paul Lagasi]

Wow..I would have thought this a really nice image just with the 300, but with a 2x teleconverter its really very sharp, head angle, composition...well done

[Mark Young]

Beautiful image Sidharth! I love the low angle and position of the bird in the frame. The light looks great on the bird, and you've captured lots of nice details in the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sidharth, I like the comp, and low angle, and that long bill is very impressive. Good DOF effect too. Well captured.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice HA, good light and the water blues add well here.. nicely done Sidharth Bhai..

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for the comments.

Bill, no, this is almost full frame.

Kaustubh, yes, Christmas came a bit early for me this year :)

Paul, as I am working on improving my technique, I am convinced that the 300 2.8 handles the 2x extremely well in terms of IQ. AF is a bit compromised, but still pretty good.

Thanks again everyone. Appreciate all the comments.