Sanderling doing its thing

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sorry for the lack of participation lately! Work has kept me away from photography.

I photographed this Sanderling at the Mustang Island State Park last weekend.
Shorebirds are such a blast. Wish I could photograph them more often.

All comments appreciated.

Canon 1D4, 500mm, 1.4x
1/2000, f8, iso 640, manual

[gail bisson]

This is lovely Sid!
Beautiful clean BG and silky smooth sand.
IQ is excellent.
Very peaceful and elegant shot.
I feel it needs a bit of CW rotation.
Gail

[dankearl]

What a sweet shot!
The IQ is first rate, silky smooth and I like the buried feet.
Very nice.

[Daniel Cadieux]

CW rotation mentioned, but besides that everything is just beautiful. Techs, details, smooth BG and water...very nice!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Beautiful, simple, elegant!

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful shot, Sidharth.

[Raymond Lee]

I really like the shot. Fantastic details with perfect exposure. I agree that it needs a CW rotation.

[John Cooper]

Excellent IQ Sidharth and the low perspective has created a beautiful composition. I like the little mound of sand that the Sanderling has dredged up. A very nice image well seen and executed.

[Don Nelson]

Excellent IQ - beautiful background and great pose. Superb.

[Satish Ranadive]

Sidharth:
Absolutely superb image.Very nice composition,beautiful lights,lovely colors,nice details,great low angle and BG.
Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Arno Ellmer]

Beautiful and elegant capture ,Sid .Just love the posture of the bird and the simplicity of the image.

[Shawn Zierman]

Classy shorebird image. Wonderful dreamy transitions from fg to bg.
Yes to CW rotation. Light quality is topps. I also like the size of the subject
in the frame.

[christopher galeski]

yes I am going to use that word again, Beautiful,love the pastel blue in the FG and BG,and the little pile of sand it as pushed up,loverly light and good details.well done.

[Tim King]

Nice clear image. I like the muted reflection.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, great to see you posting again, and a fine image too. Love the IQ, soft light, and the 'lump' of sand from the feeding behaviour adds to the image. I like how the colours of the Sanderling go so well with the colours of the beach/water BG. Well captured.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks folks. Appreciate the comments.

[Greg Oakley]

WOW! Beautiful clean, smooth and sublime image,
Cheers Greg

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent low angle, pose details and light!

[Robert vanMierop]

Gorgeous...don't you hate when work imposes?