Least Sandpiper

[Bill Dix]

Taken shortly after sunrise at JBWR last week. This little fellow was right at the edge of the water, with a messy mud bank and swan feathers in the foreground; otherwise I would have cropped slightly differently. Background water was nice and clean. Fresh juvenal plumage on the bird.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/500s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Grace Scalzo]

What a fine looking individual. The slightly open beak adds a point of interest as do the subtle lines running along the bottom. Nice light as well. I could see a trim from the top and left as viewed as I feel that the bird is quite low in the frame. (Understand the issues in there with debris!)

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely details, pose and light. I agree with Grace that the bird is a tad low in the frame for me so I'd probably crop a little tighter.

[keith mitchell]

Bill I see what Grace and Marina say about the bird being low in the frame ,the bird itself and the setting look great to me.

Keith.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Bill i like the image as presented , i am fine with the dead space above , could be used for some kind of text .
Nice colors and tones and a very clean image design .

TFS Andreas

[John Robinson]

Grand looking little fella. I feel a tighter crop maybe. Cut off shadow problem again.
Great clarity.
JohnR

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the size of the bird in the frame, but I would have preferred it placed higher. Understandable predicament though from what you describe. Perfect head turn towards us, and the ajar bill-tip is neat. Nice light and details.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely. A pano crop might work very nicely here.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Here's a version as a 9:16 pano.

[Arthur Morris]

Very nice. Somehow I feel that it needs a bit more on the bottom. You could try stretching a selection made with the Rectangular Marquee Tool...

[Tim King]

Just a smidgen of room on the bottom with that infinite BG would be fantastic.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Sweet image, Bill. Very nice light had by all that morning. The direction picks up the finer detail well. I like both crops and agree with a bit more room at base.




Geoffrey

[Carl Walker]

Great image with beautiful light Bill. I prefer the pano crop WD