Landing Avocet

[arash_hazeghi]

Landing Avocet in breeding plumage from Palo Alto Baylands

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1D4 700mm f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO800

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! Stunning image. Love the light, great incoming pose, exposed very well, and excellent comp.
Very well done.

[gail bisson]

I love the inclusion of the environment and the complimentary colors on the neck and BG. I think the IQ is superb and the image has a creamy appearance (which is a good thing!) Wing spread and fanned tail are lovely. I would clone out the little black dot under the avocet's left foot.
I think this is one of my favorite image of yours and you get a 10 out of 10 on this one!
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Arash! I like the pose, wing position, fanned tail, IQ and setting.

[Sachin Saraf]

Absolute beauty Arash...Gail has said it all :S3:

[Roger Clark]

Arash,

Beautiful image! I agree with what was said above (except I wouldn't clone out the dark spec. I love landing/take-off poses like this. For me the image is a little centered, so I would trim a little off the top and right to move the bird off center. But this is minor; I like the image as is too.

Roger

[Frank Schauf]

Very nice pose and colours.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Arash, good landing pose with the full wingspread and fanned tail, and excellent separation from the BG. Overall, tack sharp and well exposed.

[Melissa Groo]

Just stellar, Arash. Haven't seen a capture of an avocet like this before. Fantastic colors and wing position.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Man!! You just get the shots , geez. Great exposure and the colors are so soothing. The pose rocks and super sharp too.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks everyone for nice comments and suggestions