Red Knot

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Another first for me on my trip to Little Estero Lagoon last week. I've realized that identifying shorebirds is very challenging, at least at first. Took me a while to ID this guy as a red knot, as I had no idea where to start looking! It wasn't windy at the time, and so the water was very calm. I opted to get closer and crop out a bit of the reflection, as I didn't think it was adding much. Would have loved to have him against a green background (all he had to do was move a couple of feet), but he was bathing and this is the place he liked most.

Shooting info:
D800 | 500 f/4 VR | 1.4x | home-made skimmer pod
700mm | 1/1600 | f/7.1 | ISO 400

Comments, critiques, and suggestions are all welcomed and appreciated.

[Randy Stout]

Miguel:

Sharp, nice shooting angle, good angle in frame, good choice on the crop.

Cheers

Randy

[John Cooper]

A very nice portrait of the Red Knot Miguel. Nice high-key image and I like that little reflection of the bird. Nice one!

[PhilCook]

Nicely composed, and nice to see one in the shallow water for the shot, like the softeness the light gives in this and uniform soft green backdrop, I think maybe the head could withstand a touch more sharpen though, but one sweet shot indeed.

[dankearl]

Very attractive photo.
Silky look to it, the subtle reflection and comp is very nice.

[Shawn Zierman]

Very nice, and it's nice to see this species as well. I like the simple/calming setting.
A consideration would be to do another pass of USM on the head/face of the bird,
so I agree with Phil there...

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot.
Excellent low angle, exposed very well, and great pose.
Agree eith Phil. Head looks a tad soft.
Well done.

[David Salem]

Nice shot and like the low angle and pose. Exposure looks good too. Like how the water blends with the BG. Looks a little soft on the head on my monitor also. Nice work.