Curlew in the rain

[Jonathan Ashton]

Image taken from car using bean bag. Canon 7D Canon 500m f4 L IS &1.4TC Mk1 ISO 800 +0.66 1/25 sec f5.6, all comments welcome.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Beautiful image Jon. Great composition and great low perspective. On my monitor the grass tones look just a tad too light, and there is a slight magenta cast to the image. Stuff easily fixed in post (of course, it might be my monitor needs re-calibrated.). Very nicely done. Now I need to learn to get down low when I can and get this kind of shot, although I am sure my knees will complain.

[Joe Senzatimore]

I see the cast as well. Do like the comp.alot. great looking subject.

[Peter Dexter]

I like the the beak leads to the "negative" space on the right. Very nicely balanced composition.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I must admit I do not see a cast but I will check the colour balance and colour temp.
The shutter speed by the way is a typo it was 1/250 sec not 1/25 sec.

[Raymond Lee]

The grass looks fine to me, but I find the bird has a bit of magenta cast. I'm also debating whether to chop off the top a bit, but I kind of the like the rain above the bird though.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I had another look at the image when I had better ambient daylight, I agree there was a slight colour cast, here is a repost:

[christopher galeski]

nice capture Jonathan,repost is better,saw one this morning,on my local river,bit early for my neck of the woods,but nice to see.thanks.

[Faraaz Abdool]

RP is excellent, I love the droplets on the curlew's back. Well composed and I like the head turn toward you.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Re-post is much better, Jonathon....color cast is gone and the grass looks more saturated. The re-post took this image to another level. Well done.