Ruddy Turnstone

[Girish Prahalad]

Made with a Canon 450D + Sigma 150-500. Lens supported on a backpack.
F 6.3 | ISO 400 | SS 1/800 @ 500mm. Manual | Eval.
Levels | Crop | USM | NR on BG.

Comments and Critiques most welcome.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice low angle shpt makes the bird pop. Excellent one, Girish.

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice and sharp from tip to tail, great low shooting angle and pose...very classic for a ruddy turnstone. Is the nictating membrane partially closed? Looks a bit cloudy, not much to do but maybe burn the eye a bit.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent details/IQ, dof and pose. Love the earth tones. TFS, I thoroughly enjoyed this image.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a very strong image. Super sharpness and details. Love the pose and the low angle. The membrane does appear partially exposed, but I don't feel as though it detracts from this image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Girish, love the light, and you have nailed the sharpness and bringing out the detail. The turnstone is angled nicely, and both the colours of the turnstone and BG compliment each other. Well captured.

[gail bisson]

Love the low POV and the colors.
I agree with Grace's critique ,
Gail

[Greg Oakley]

Sweet image Girish - we are starting to get some of these guys arrive for summer here in Australia

[Girish Prahalad]

Nice and sharp from tip to tail, great low shooting angle and pose...very classic for a ruddy turnstone. Is the nictating membrane partially closed? Looks a bit cloudy, not much to do but maybe burn the eye a bit.

Hi Grace,

It is not the nictating membrane, but twin catch lights. It also got also cloudy as you have noted.
I got lucky & escaped a thunderstorm 10 minutes after making this image.

Thanks everbody for your feedback.