Redshank [Tringa totanus]

[Frank Schauf]

Redshank in his environment.

Attachment 132759

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 2x III
1/1000 sec., f/9, ISO 640
Bean bag

[Richard Flack]

Lovely image Frank. Beautiful IQ. I really like the detail of the feathers and the great eye contact. IMO I would leave more space for the imaginary legs. I also find the foliage behind the bird's tail a little distracting.

[hennieloots]

Hi Frank - I really enjoy the colors and contrast in your image. Lovely pose and IQ. I agree on the virtual legs and space at the bottom, foliage behind the tail, but to me it is a very small issue. ? Maybe you have a shot where this guy moved a bit to the left.
TFS
Hennie

[christopher galeski]

nice image,sharp with good detail,nice light,agree on a more room at the bottom.TFS.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Awesome IQ Frank. Well done with the 2X!!

[Randy Stout]

Frank:

Agree with comments above, re: space for virtual legs, and the foliage behind the tail. I think you can reduce the impact there by lowering the luminosity a bit, thus reducing the contrast between the water and foliage, which is what really draws our eye.

Cheers

Randy

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Frank,

Great shot! To help remove the distraction from the background foliage, I might remove some of the contrast in the bg (and couple it with Randy's comment above). I like the foliage in the fg in front of the bird.

Miguel

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the foliage behind the tail more than I thought I would from the thumbnail. Super IQ on the subject, and I enjoy the leaves sticking out of the water. I agree with a bit more room for the comp.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent image, frank. I like the pose, detail and the habitat.

[Ashley Cohen]

Fantastic Detail, great pose, but I think the bird is a Spotted Redshank. In the UK at least a scarce bird than the Common Redshank and much more of an achievement to get a shot of

[Frank Schauf]

@all, thank you.

A new Version:
- more room at the bottom
- cut right
- reducing contrast at the BG

Attachment 132788

[Wayne Richardson]

I think the bird is a Spotted Redshank

Hi Frank

I agree with Ashley that this is a juvenile Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus).

The relevant features are white spotted upperparts (buff in Redshank) & the clear supercilium in front of the eye. In addition & unique to this species, when compared to all other Old World 'shanks & both yellowlegs, are the barred underparts!

A little too large in the frame for my tastes, but excellent detail on the bird.

Cheers: Wayne

[Frank Schauf]

Thanks Ashley and Wayne, you are right, it is a Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus).