Inspection

[vishaljadhav]

This is a Ruddy Turnstone , wader found on our shores during winters.

It was a really interesting day on last saturday went to the beach to attempt on clicking the waders , went with a bean bag and the 400 however realised when i went down to crawl that my bad back couldn't support it at all, pretty bad.
So sat there looking around, turnstones were there with some sand plovers , they were trying to look around any round objects on the beach, may it be stones , coconuts, shells. Saw one bird look at this coconut and decided to just lay there and wait for my bird to come , took me some time when one guy decided to come up to this coconut and inspect it.

Its always fun when you can plan a shot and it turns out as expected.

5D MIII + 400 f2.8 + 2X TC
1/2500, f9 , ISO 1000


Let me know what you feel about it, welcome your suggestions

best regards
vishal

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, visible feet, BG, exposure and composition. The raised foot gives the impression he might try kick the coconut over. Interesting image Vishal.

[John Robinson]

Excellent !
Completely out of context but that makes it so interesting !
Good one.
John

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Ha! There's even a crack in the coconut - looks like this guy does more than just turn stones.
Where was this captured, if you don't mind me asking.
Wouldn't it have been cool if the coconut wasn't peeled - there'd be no "hand of man" involved

[David Salem]

Nice feather details and a great inquisitive pose. I like the smooth BG too. Well done Vishal

[vishaljadhav]

Ha! There's even a crack in the coconut - looks like this guy does more than just turn stones.
Where was this captured, if you don't mind me asking.
Wouldn't it have been cool if the coconut wasn't peeled - there'd be no "hand of man" involved

Sidharth,
The place is Akshi , near Alibaug on Western Coast line, as you know in India the cocunut offering is a lot and its left in the sea, this is one washed in with the waves .

[christopher galeski]

This is different with the coconut,like the POV,loverly BG,nice light,sharp with good detail.

[arash_hazeghi]

this is pretty cool! it's good size comparison. nice low angle too? was this a big crop, looks like some fine details are lacking (?)

TFS

[vishaljadhav]

this is pretty cool! it's good size comparison. nice low angle too? was this a big crop, looks like some fine details are lacking (?)

TFS

Arash,

This is not a big crop nearly 70% of the orginal frame.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash,

This is not a big crop nearly 70% of the orginal frame.

you may want to use smaller radius when sharpening to avoid detail looking coarse

[Holger Leyrer]

Kick it like Beckham
Very nice image. Love the low angle and the exposure.

[Shawn Zierman]

What a unique turnstone image! The low angle eye level work is just right imo as both feet and just a nice little thin layer of ground fall within the plane of focus. Great pose on the bird. Nice use of space. The whites of the bird look a little grey....in what appears to be strong directional light quality, I would expect the whites of the turnstone to be much brighter/whiter. I've read that this species is one of the only shorebird species to be observed foraging on human remains!