The Pose Common Sandpiper

Taken this morning,had a nice pose about it,hence the title.cannon500mm IS L F4,700mm FL,low to ground tripod,7D,cropped sharpened,touch of exposure adjustment,f5.6,1/320s,iso400,manual exposure.

nice eye, wondeful feather details

I might consider cleaning up the bg on the lower left and making it the same as the rest

Nice pose is right. Good HA and the bird is well exposed and very sharp. Stands out from the BG well. Nice work.

Chris you really nailed this one - great exposure and detail and a classic pose, love the setting too.

Wonderful shot Christopher! God title as well because you nailed a great pose. Great feather detail and exposure. Like the light and the angle it's coming from. Also like the BG. The lower left doesn't bother me and if anything I actually prefer it.

I like the HA, the details on the bird and the pose

i may be tempted to clean a bit of the BG, here is a attempt at it

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Beautiful detail in the bird! I like the BG cleanup.

Hi Chris, you certainly did capture a great pose, and good DOF on him too. The feather detail is nice and sharp, and I like Vishal's version on the BG. I feel if you maybe toned down the BG in your OP, it could work too.

Excellent image of sandpiper.Great details,nice colors,nice environment and composition.
Re post does have beautiful BG.

Regards,
Satish.

Perfect head angle, nice light, and I love the perch...I do wish there was more separation between it and the rump. I'm OK with the BG.

Thanks for looking and your comments.