Vertical or Horizontal? Spotted sandpiper

[gail bisson]

I took this shot at the cottage in Ingonish last weekend.
I really like both orientations and wonder which you prefer.
Canon 1DX
600mm and 1.4x
ISO 800
SS 1/640
f 7.1
Minimal PP- NR to BG, crop,levels, slight boost in saturation, DE at 4% and USM to JPEG at 40%/0.3
Comments and critiques always aprreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[gail bisson]

here is the landscape version

[dankearl]

The vertical for me although I like both.
Amazing clarity, sharp as can be and a very nice perch & BG color.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like vertical comp. nice pose and sharp details.

[MohsenVahedipour]

I also like ther vertical version. Very nice BG, pose & details.

[Loi Nguyen]

I too like the vertical. There is too much space on the horizontal. The vertical gives just enough space and rock. Well done. Loi

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely pose & details. exp looks good. i prefer the horizontal version

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Definitely vertical due to the birds pose and less empty space then the horizontal image. Great colours and sharpness, nicely done Gail.

[shane shacaluga]

I would take the horizontal but feel there is too much room on the top

[Ritesh Nangare]

I like the first post, the details are spot on and

the lighting is awesome ....

[christopher galeski]

nice image,sharp great details,like the pose,magic light and BG,great perch,vertical is the one for me.well done.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Vertical for me Gail. I find the rocks in the horizontal to overpowering. I like the type of horizontal crop you have , but, IMHO, the rocks kill it. Perhaps try it in horizontal and clone out the un-wanted rocks. Just leave the one the bird is perched on.

[vishaljadhav]

This one is interesting, the subject has been captured perfect with superb exposure lovely light.

As presented i like the horizontal version more for simply the space around the bird, the BG adds a nice dimension to the image .

When the composition goes vertical i am tempted to knock off a bit of the top and bit of the bottom to get the bird close. hence the version i feel i like and keep unchanged is the horizontal.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, details, perch and vertical composition. Well done Gail.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent pose and light.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image Gail.
Though horizontal composition looks beautiful with well balance between bird and rocky perch, I personally like the vertical composition.
I would give slight crop on top and RHS. Love the pose with beautiful head turn and raised foot,nice colors and details.
Color of rock is nicely complimenting with bird's colors.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, love the casual pose with the slightly raised foot. Great IQ, tack sharp, well exposed, and love the hint of green in the lower BG. I like the vertical, but on the landscape to work better for me ( just personal ) I would take a bit off the top.

You have wonderful subjects at your cottage.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful iamge.
Excellent pose, detail is top notch, I really like the perch, and exposed perfectly.
I personally like the horizontal.
Very well done.