American Avocet

I had a beautiful late afternoon at the lagoon. Here is one of the images I took. Hope you guys like it.

1DX
700mm
ISO800
f: 8
1/1600
skimmer pod

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Lorant i certainly like it,beautiful soft light giving just a slight diffused reflection and a nice pose,nothing here not to like.

Keith.

Lorant you had a beautiful day and produced a beautiful image, I like the low angle the pose and colours - magic!

Love the flat water and subdued colors, dof and BG, a winner!

Like it? I love it! Superb low angle, and I love the separation of the legs. Great pose too.

Beautiful frame, lovely colours. I love the POV and pose. Very nice.

Will

Agree with above comments. Great pose, light and BG. Well done!

Cheers,
Miro

Well done Lorant. Very nice light and colors, A beautiful pose and low angle bring it all together.

Lorant, you absolutely NAILED this image. The light was gorgeous. Your low angle was perfect to capture this behavior a lovely environment which is far enough away from your subject to give you a great bokey. Love the smoothness of the water as well. There is an ethereal quality to this image.

For once I like a reflection ! Wonderful gentle atmospheric picture.
John

I agree with all the comments, it is a wonderful image.

Graham

Superb image, lovely low angle with a great quality.

Wow...so many nice comments. Thank you guys. I am glad to read your nice words, comments and critics.

Lorant, this is one of the loveliest avian frames I have seen in some time - congratulations!

Lovely mood to this scene, water so still, that mirror-like foreground, subtle scenery in the BG. Superb POV and pose from the bird.

Perfect techs, superb PP work, it all looks effortless and I like the colours, exposure, sharpness. Wonderful composition.
I am running out of superlatives, so let me say this is just awesome, thank you so much for sharing:cheers:

Kind regards,

Late to the party, but had to comment. Fabulous avocet shot. Great FG/BG, nice light, low POV, and a pose that captures his feeding behavior better than any I remember seeing. Great work, Lorant.

Got love those Avocets. One of my favorite birds to shoot. Nice low shooting angle and lots of great colors. Very nice image Lorant