Steppin' out

[wendell westfall]

D90 70-200VR+2X@400 1/2500 f6.3 ISO1000 -2/3EV hand-held

I'd like to have got a bit lower to capture an image of this marbled godwit, but it was not possible. And I resisted the temptation to "clean up" the background. I liked the purposeful-looking stride of this guy. Though my histogram shows no blown whites, the post now looks a little suspicious to me in that regard -- perhaps I should have darkened the image?

Wendell

[Joe Senzatimore]

It does look bright here as well. The steep angle also hurts this one.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous image. I like the composition.Love the walking pose of the bird and nice details in colors.
Excellent water with nice blues in it and trail behind him.

Regards,
Satish.