Autumn Dunlin.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A couple of Dunlins provided some excellent opportunities in an autumnal setting at the edge of a local pond last weekend. Got down and dirty in the mud and goose poop for those (as per usual!). At first glance the setting wasn't so pretty but the low angle really made the setting shine. My friend took a couple of images of me at work (I was so concentrated I had no idea!), so you can see what the setting looked like (thanks Stephen!):

http://500px.com/photo/51063348
http://500px.com/photo/51234192

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld from the ground, about 80% FF, some brighter highlights in the BG toned down via burn tool and low opacity cloning.

[Tim King]

Oh man, I really like this one. Love that foreground. Fine job.

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[Simon Wantling]

Great image Daniel as always and rally nice to see how you capture your images and more importantly for me, how close you are to the subject. The autumn colours look great.

[Tiago Caravana]

Love it! Very different and original setting for what I'm used to see of these birds

[keith mitchell]

Daniel this looks superb I really like the almost pastel colours was not sure about the oof bird but the more I look the more I like it, great shot.

Keith.

[gail bisson]

This shot is really lovely.
Very unusual to have the fall colors AND a dunlin together.
Gail
PS You wore white pants and regular shoes??Whoever does the wash in your house is a saint!!

[Greg Oakley]

Beautiful Dan as always - love the colours in this and I quite like the oof bird behind

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Daniel, one of the nicest Autumnal image I've see here for quite a while, love the rich warm colours, really sets the subjects off well. As always, excellent POV!

TFS
Steve

[Grace Scalzo]

Stunning...and thanks for sharing those images of you. Goes to show the power of a low angle and what can be achieved by compressing those backgrounds. Love the foreground in this one too.

[Bill Dix]

Another fine example of your excellent fieldcraft, eye and technique. I'm not always a fan of oof birds, but this is the exception, and the fall colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing the other images.

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful fall color shot, Daniel.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, fall colours, IQ and composition. Well done as usual Daniel!

[Stephen Stephen]

My pleasure Dan. Great image here with a nice shalor DOF and, as always an excellent low angle.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,love the colors and pov.TFS.