Beautiful image Bill, very sharp and good exposure, wing position, and HA. I found myself wondering if a slightly tighter crop, especially from the right and a little on the bottom, would make a good composition too. Overall, very lovely.
Nice landing pose, head clear of overlap, dangling feet.
The head and body appear a little soft compared with the wings. My guess is the focus point was on the top wing, as the shutter speed is fast enough to prevent motion blur on the body I would guess.
Wonderful landing pose, in sweet light, Bill. I think I see a greenish cast but it might be my monitor as no one else has mentioned that. Super sharpness and head angle.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Here's a repost in which I've slightly boosted the magenta, and the contrast, and done a bit of selective sharpening. It's an improvement. One of the issues, I think, is that the focus point was probably on the other bird that I deleted (he was in front of this one), and I would have been better to stop down a little when shooting multiple birds on a clear bg. But I had been working on a different subject and wasn't quick thinking enough to make adjustments when these guys flew in.
Short-billed Dowitcher in morning (f)light
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