Sanderling at Ebbtide

[Bill Dix]

Tending his aquatic garden. From Plum Island last week. Cleaned up distracting elements in fg/bg water. C&C appreciated.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual. Lowered Gitzo, Mongoose.

[gail bisson]

Lovely tranquil image Bill.
Love the vegetation and the low POV. The bird is angled nicely .
I might clean up the catchlight a bit and take a bit off the sides.
Is that a little crab next to the green clump?
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Gail. I never know whether it's better to take out the second natural (reflected) catchlight, but I suppose it would make the eye look neater. Yes, I think it's a little crab, in hiding.

[gail bisson]

Yes, I think it's a little crab, in hiding.

Very cool. Always fun to see a hidden element in a picture. Sort of a special reward for really looking at an image,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Bill:
Excellent POV, very intimate, smooth bg, like the tiny tidbit in the bill. It does make me think of a treasure hunt.

Cheers

Randy

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image Bill, wonderful low angle, very pleasing composition, nice blue BG that compliments the color of the bird. The Sanderlings should be arrive here soon, your image makes me eager to find them.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Looks pretty nice! with lovely light and very calm. I like the pano idea here and that sort of hidden crab makes the image for me.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image, Bill Sir.
Beautiful pose, superb colors, great low shooting angle and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[William Dickson]

Lovely capture Bill, the low angle is perfect. The foreground makes it natural looking and the BG compliments the image perfectly. Well done

[Robert Kimbrell]

Super image Bill. I love all the elements to look at. yet it's not overcrowded.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the comments. I'll go back and remove the 2nd catchlight from the master file.