Ruddy Turnstone

[Glenn Bartley]

I took this image last year up in Churchill as these guys were migrating through. There were some pretty steady north winds and the migrants were all stacking up in Churchill. I noticed that these birds were hanging around one particular area quite a bit and upon investigating saw that there had been some grain spilled on the railway tracks that they were all gobbling up. Perfect! I created a little mound of moss...plunked it in the grain pile...got down on my belly and...here you have it :D

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

[David Salem]

Beautiful shot. Great exposure control and the bird stands out nice against the smooth BG. Nice job on the quick setup too. A well composed and exposed photo. Good Job!

[Craig Brelsford]

Your quickie setup worked brilliantly! Looks completely natural. I love the many midtones, plus the black and white retain all the details. Very pleasing image.

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image.I like the setting which looks really natural.
Love the pose of bird,nice colors,details and smooth backdrop.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

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