Black tailed godwit

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 800 +0.67 1/4000 sec f5.0
These black tailed godwits were continually moving back and forth making composition difficult. This image has been slightly re-cropped and straightened a little.
All comments welcome.

[Mike Milicia]

Nice pose and good choice of settings to stop the action.

Might take some off the bottom and left.

[Don Nelson]

I like this one - good capture of the leg position to imply motion with the water/mud falling off to the rear of the foot

[Geir Jensen]

Great shot . Maybe crop little at topp and bottom.

[Matthew Studebaker]

Exposure: perfect
Detail: beautiful detail and processing
Light: nice and even - soft yet still lots of contrast and color
Pose: the foot up plus profile makes this a very attractive pose
Composition: I LOVE compositions with lots of space in them and I'm glad you didn't over-crop this one. That being said, I might take a bit off the bottom or at least brighten that dark area which feels a little heavy/murky

[Greg Oakley]

Sweet light and excellent pose - I like the looser crop,
Cheers, Greg

[Jon Swanson]

I think the light, details, and foot position are excellent. I might clone out the dark spot above your watermark but that would be it.

[Satish Ranadive]

Jonathan:
Magnificent image.Very nice pose with raised foot and falling muddy water,good HA,beautiful colors,lights and details.
I am in dual mind , whether to or not to crop second reflection? Love the frame as it is.

Regards,
Satish.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice looking back pose and raised foot, Jonathan. As Mike mentioned, it would be nicer with less canvas at the bottom.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Phillip Tomkinson]

Hi a nice image but it's a Bar-Tailed Godwit and it's a much harder/better find than the black Tailed hear in the UK.

Phil.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone for your comments. Philip I am not an expert on godwits but the image was taken in The Gambia, I always seem to mix up black tailed and bar tails.