Juvenile Baird's Sandpiper

[Aidan Briggs]

Baird's Sandpipers are pretty rare around here so it was a treat to get this guy in some nice light. Taken handheld lying on the beach at a local creek mouth.


Canon 50D, 500mm f/4
1/1600 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400

[gail bisson]

Lovely light and the BG is perfect. I love the two tone colors. I might rotate CW by a degree or two. I would have loved to see a bit more DOF so that the tail was sharp but that is a minor nit as I really like the image,
Gail

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I just love the low angle. I'm always drawn to images with ultra low angle. Where I normally shoot is impossible to get low, simply because it's illegal to do so. Love the image, BG, lighting and exposure are perfect.

Nate

[Daniel Cadieux]

Now that is my kind of image!! Great low angle, and superb BG. I only wish the far end of the bird would have been swung over this way more to better show the tell-tale primaries extending beyond the tail (that would also have taken care of Gail's DOF issue). I get that tail-end pointing away often too with shorebirds as they slowly make their approach towards me. Super stuff!

[Aidan Briggs]

Thanks all! Daniel as you noted, the angle is what caused the tail to be OOF; this happens to me quite often also!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent low angle, light, and sharpness. The dual toned bg is mouth watering. A bit of CW rotation, and I'd remove the tiny bit there is on the top of the bill near the tip, just because this is such a clean image. Lovely work, Aidan!

[Troy Lim]

Superb shot, I am ok with tail being OOF.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great low angle and lovely light. Well done.

[Richard Unsworth]

:S3:

Envious, doesnt get better than this, great work

[ramesh anantharaman]

A perfect portrait. I love the low angle and BG. Overall superb.

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,nice light,nice low angle,good BG,beautiful markings on the bird.thanks.

[RAM MALLYA]

Loved the creamy BG and the sharpness on the bird showing the details.

[Bill Dix]

Congrats on getting this species. To get it with such lovely light, pose, BG and low shooting angle must have really made your day. Nice work. Another vote for CW rotation.

[Craig Brelsford]

Good work. You saw what was at stake (rare bird), saw your opportunity, and went out and grabbed a fine image. Well worth getting low for.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice...I like everything about it...Nicely done

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful image! Great light, colours, shooting angle - superb!! If anything maybe a tiny CW rotation.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Aidan! I like the low angle, sharpness and BG.

[Tom Rambaut]

Great image - killer BG and light.

[Blake Shadle]

Sweet!! I'll agree with Gail's CW rotation suggestion, but I'm personally not affected by the DOF... because my eyes never leaves your subject's eye. Very engaging. Very sharp. This is an image after my own heart. I've got a weak spot for gettin' low and dirty :D Well done.