Lesser Yellowlegs

[Daniel Cadieux]

I posted a "Greater" a couple of weeks ago, and now the first "Lesser" of the year. The area in question was quite cluttered at the shore with the rising water levels but a low angle minimized that. Lucky for me this fella walked by some flowers just to put a bit of colour among the debris .

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/6.3, ISO 800 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld, Some offending twigs removed between the subject's legs (clone and patch tools).

[Jack Breakfast]

That's a good one! A most appealing habitat indeed. Also: a good looking bird, pretty light and background and details. Again and again I admire your willingness to get mucky and dirty and possibly fetid. It pays off, as evidenced here...

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Excellent comp, very nice light, lovely background, and I really like the vegetation.
Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent Pose and light, good exposure control, nice comp and good ambient, Daniel.

[Satish Ranadive]

Daniel Sir:
Magnificent image.Very nice composition with nice flowers in habitat.
Love the pose,great details,lights,low angle and as usual beautiful background.

Regards,
Satish.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi daniel
very nice pose,great details,lights,low angle and as usual beautiful background.

[Randy Stout]

Again and again I admire your willingness to get mucky and dirty and possibly fetid. It pays off, as evidenced here...

Well Jack, having spent time with Daniel on an IPT, I can concur that he gets mucky, but never fetid.

Daniel: good angle , pose, vegetation adds, smooth background.

Perhaps 1/4 stop brighter for my tastes

Cheers

Randy

[Nancy Bell]

Daniel, your outstanding images are now always in the back of my mind when I approach shorebirds and waterbirds. You have a great eye, and apparently a wicked belly crawl, for getting a beautiful crisp bird against a soft bkgd.

[Munish Kaushik]

Love the exposure, low angle. Flowers & vegetation add a lot to the frame. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Munish Kaushik

[dankearl]

Another masterful enviro photo, Daniel.
Very attractive.

[Karl Egressy]

Great shot. Excellent composition, Daniel. Love the clean background and the nice plants in front of and behind the bird.

[Lorant Voros]

You have a lot of fun getting muddy, Daniel. Like it very much with the colorful vegetation. Techs as expected; I like it as it is presented. Well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Dan this is a super shot, I love the composition and the pose, the surrounding vegetation is idyllic. Whilst I do not think the legs are overexposed and you probably have some reflected light I would consider lowering the brightness on the legs just to see if those highlights could be brought down a little.

[David Salem]

Great shot. You have been getting allot of very nice shots in subdued light lately. The even light and great techs make for a nice look. This one has a good pose, HA and BG. The color in the veg makes the photo that much more appealing. Nice!

[Nico Steenberg]

Great shooting angle, soft light and colours. Good comp and DOF. I like the foot up pose. Well done Daniel !

[Rosie Green]

Worth getting"fetid" for. Another beautiful image. Love the line of vegetation.