Shore bird

[Adams Serra]

I had a great time at Little Estero friday and saturday afternoon.This image was made friday.

Canon MK III
F 8.0
1/1000
Iso 400
600 mm x 2tc
Manual exposure

All comments are appreciated.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Light and details are great. I'm wondering if a slightly higher angle in order to be able to see the feet would have made the image even better.

[Greg Lasley]

Hi Adams,
Lovely shot...very nice, but I think I agree with Axel that seeing the feet is nice. Perhaps the feet are in water? Still, I really like it. The bird is a Wilson's Plover.

[Rod Wiley]

Adams I think its a Wilsons Plover female, nice shot

[Adams Serra]

Hi Greg,
Thank you for the bird ID. The feet were under water and i was laying flat on the mud with my hand under the foot of a 600mm. I tried to get a little higher but my arms was shaking a little to much.

[Dave Phillips]

I think the DOF at that reach and low viewpoint is so stunning.

[Greg Lasley]

Hey Adams,
Yes, I know all about that arm shaking with a 600...a brute of a lens to handle off a tripod, but wonderful to look through. Rod is correct...I's a female Wilson's Plover...I did not specify male or female but should have. Male Wilson's at this time of year show a black breast band and more black across the top of the forehead. Nice shot.

[Fabs Forns]

I love it as presented, fan of OOF foregrounds as long as they are not too wide and uniform. I'd clone out the distraction on the fg. Great job!

[Gayle Clement]

I love this. The OOF foreground gives it a dreamy look. Consider cleaning up the odd reflection in the foreground.

[Peregrine Craig Nash]

Wow I think this is wonderful and have no problem with the out of sight feet.Better out of sight feet than out of sight head :-)

[Vincent Grafhorst]

A lovely image overall and well executed, yet I too believe it would be even better with the feet.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great angle,details and foreground!

[Grady Weed]

I agree with Gayle on the dreamy background look. It has lots of dof, a good feel and great details. Leave it as is.

[Arthur Morris]

Hard to see the feet when they are underwater! I love this and agree particularly with Fabs and Gayle. Best feature: the perspective and the soft light.

[Blake Shadle]

Really well done, Adams. You know how I'm a fan of this style of image. I really love the eye contact and perspective. I'd actually crop just above your copyright signature.

[Adams Serra]

Thank you all forum members for the comments.

[Raymond Barlow]

Hi Greg,
Thank you for the bird ID. The feet were under water and i was laying flat on the mud with my hand under the foot of a 600mm. I tried to get a little higher but my arms was shaking a little to much.

This is an amazing shot Adams. There is a uniquness about this image, something I have never seen before in a shorebird image., the bird seems to me in a place that is almost unreal.. dreamy I guess., since the only object in the image in focus is the bird.

I know how you feel about the arms shaking, happened to me a few times!

congrats, spectacular shot imo, masterpeice.

[Dan Brown]

Great one! I vote for seeing the feet or where they disappear into the water or mud though! Dan Brown

[Chris Dodds]

Oh, this is a fine capture. Just love it.