Sanderling Preening

[Bill Dix]

From Plum Island last month. C&C always appreciated.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, feather in the beak, exposure and composition. I would consider blending the dark spot in the top left corner. Nice image Bill.

[Ian Wilson]

Nice work Bill. I agree with Jim that the dark patches in the top left are distracting otherwise good composition and a little more interesting than the unusual capture. Regards, Ian

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great head on pose, Bill. Like the composition, control of whites and feather in beak. Agree the darkish spots, UL could be cloned out.



Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone. It's funny, I didn't notice those spots until after I had posted it. Here's a repost.

[Shawn Zierman]

Ohhh. Repost takes it up a notch. Lovely preening pose. The whites look white and I like that. Nice job with the composition in regards to leaving enough space for the virtual legs.