Marbled Godwit Stare

[Troy Lim]

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~It was a cloudy and calm morning. When I got to the lagoon, I saw a pair of Marbled Godwit was busy hunting for food near the shoreline. I only had a small window where the bird was far enough from the shoreline for the reflection shot. Unfortunately, the small breeze was blowing diagonally, creating the tiny waves. I did not the great reflection that I was after but I got the head on stare at the perfect angle. This was almost a full frame shot.


Camera Nikon D3S
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[Arthur Morris]

A beautifully designed image. If I did not know that you saw and IDed the bird I'd have thought that this was a Long-billed Curlew as the bill appears to be decurved rather than upcurved. Love the straight ahead stare.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pose and feather details. The reflection looks good despite the the small waves.

[stuart wanuck]

like the stare

[Emily Norman]

I really like the eye contact here, he looks like he is checking you out! The birds looks especially nice contrasted with the light teal in the bg.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice looks and comp Troy

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. I really like the head on pose you got and nice lighting as well. Well done.