Broad-billed Sandpiper

[Petros Petrou]

From my recent visit to Mesolonghi which is one of the best places in Greece for shorebirds. First time I manage to get close to this species so I am pleased with this image although eye contact could be better.
Canon 7D, 300 f/4L IS with 1.4x extender. ISO 400, 1/1250 sec, f/7.1, EV +1.33.
Comments are welcome and appreciated.

Petros

[Karl Egressy]

Great pose, nice low angle shooting and nice for- and background, Petros.

[John Chardine]

Hi Petros- I hadn't heard of that species before.

You have a great low angle here and beautiful foreground and background. Also you have caught the up-wing position perfectly. I would wish for a better defined face- the eye is not showing so well and the head is angled slightly away. I would remove the noise from the background.

[gareth thomson]

Hello Petros: I like it, partly because the setting is so ethereal. Also like the water droplets on the bird's head. I'm not all that bothered by the details in the face - but I'm still learning what works and what doesn't. (gt)

[Gary Kinard]

Very nice indeed. Great up wing and low angle.

[Troy Lim]

Nice low angle, love the wing position...still see the noise though.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice Petros! The wing position and low angle did it for me!

[Bill Dix]

Congrats on getting this species. Great wing angle, and I love the silky fg/bg transition. I agree with your self-critique about eye contact, and yes to some NR on the BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A better HA and some NR to the BG would have put this over the top! Great wing extension, good exposure, and sharp. Love the low angle too.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Love the light, low angle, flat glassy water and soft bg . Would definately improve the image to run some NR on bg

[Petros Petrou]

Thanks everybody for your comments. The truth is that I had a frame with a perfect HA but it was not that sharp... I will do a round of nr to the background. I appreciate your feedback.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent shot with very nice soft background.