Bar-tailed Godwit

[Joe Murphy]

Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/6.3, (1/1600)
ISO 800
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/joe47/IMG_4184-c-BPN.jpg

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Great sense of the environment/action here. Good pose, angle in frame.

The wave is such a strong visual element, that it does tend to overpower the bird a bit. I could see a version with the luminosity of the background toned down a little bit to help the bird stand out a bit more.

You could also do some modest cropping to increase the relative size of the bird in frame to help him standout.

Cheers

Randy

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Love the incoming wave and the in-stride pose.
A special bird that I hope to see some day.
I was so amazed when I read this (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100609102052.htm).

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow that's a gem, I wonder if the whites on the vent area are just a tad hot? Only a tad I would suggest. Regard compostion I would consider cropping a little off the RHS and adding a little to the top.

[Joe Murphy]

Thanks for the comments, it's very helpful getting input from others, Sidharth I have read that article before, it's amazing the distances some of these birds can cover.