Sprinting Greater Yellowlegs.

I was fortunate to be able to keep this fella in the frame, with my elbows firmly planted in the ground, as it sped up to get from one body of water to another. Having said this, it ended up too far forward in the frame so I moved it back by adding some canvas which I borrowed from behind and then cropping to taste. It's a bit more than I usually like to do but the pose and surroundings were well worth the extra effort to improve on the image IMO.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, cropped as detailed above, darkened the pupil and lightened the iris.

Nice PP work which I agree was well worth it. Excellent pose and shooting angle. Nice soft light too. Very nicely done.

Great work Daniel.
Love the angle of view and the BG is superb.
Excellent motion!
TFS!

Beautiful image, one the best of your shorebird series, Daniel.

I love this Daniel. I know how fast these guys can move so well done on getting the shot.
Excellent PP and perfect running pose.
Love all that green BG. I might be tempted to clone out the 2 little white dots in front of bird but not a big issue.
Really beautiful shot.
Gail

Wonderful running pose, and good idea to add the extra canvas, since he REALLY seems to need the space to "run into". Most excellent!

Very nice indeed. Great 'movement' on the bird, complimented well by the lovely BG.

Will

Dreamy quality makes this one special. Great pose, colors.

Dear Daniel,

Love the clarity and perfection in your images - this is well exposed, superb composition and I like the simplicity of the frame. So well presented and the colours are beautiful.

I often pop in to this forum to view and comment but have not posted in a while because I lacked the opportunity to capture new avian images. I hope to share a few frames I was lucky to grab in the Kruger Park recently.

Warmest regards,

Brilliant capture, Daniel. Light is exceptional on this beauty and like the soft colors surrounding.




Geoffrey

This is wonderful Daniel! Tracking a sprinting shorebird when on the ground is quite tricky I have found :) I really like how the foreground blends to the background. I also quite like what is in the background just beyond the bird ... water? You did an excellent job of adding canvas ... I can not tell such work was done. Thank for posting this shot Daniel :)

Ross

what a beautiful frame Dan, love the walking pose, sharp details and the elements from the habitat

hope you are doing well

Thanks guys!

Ross, the BG is actually small bushes and trees. The yellowlegs crossed the mudflats and I was pointing towards the small "forest" behind us if we look towards the river...

This is a winner. Great action. You nailed it.