Snow Bunting Wing Stretch.

[Daniel Cadieux]

You know winter is just around the corner when these guys start showing up! Here is one of three individuals that hung out together at a local beach on a cold, wet, and windy day. They still managed to relax on the beach...here is one of them offering a stretch before heading out near water's edge to feed on some bits and pieces.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metring, 1/500s., f/5.6, ISO 800, small crop for comp, eye work, one darker pebble removed near left edge, minor bill clean up.

[Ian Wilson]

Wonderful low point of view and technically superb. I don't know how you consistently turn out such exemplary work with your 7D. Regards, Ian

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely. In my experience, these birds are not easy to approach and the relaxed wing stretch is wonderful. I would trade a bit of the foreground for some more of the green up top if you have it.

[keith mitchell]

Daniel ,Ian has covered my thoughts very well, top piece of work.

Keith.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Dan, in general very low viewpoints work when birds are on the ground, in this case I wish you had been a little higher and then there would have been less of the OOF sand at the base, otherwise top notch.

[Shawn Zierman]

Totally sweet! I've a fair number of wing stretch shots of this species...but none with such a perfect head angle. It's the combination of both features, plus the low angle work that makes this rock. Have you considered just a slight counter clock wise rotation?

[Mike Poole]

Great wing stretch, not a pose seen very often. I think it would have been nicer if you had just been a tad higher, I normally love a low POV, but maybe in this occasion its a bit too low for me.

Otherwise perfect!

[gail bisson]

I just love this. There is something so soft and gentle and dreamy about this image.
IQ and pose are awesome.
I would rotate this clockwise ever so slightly.
A beauty daniel!

[mohammad reza shahab]

Lovely shot ,Excellent Low angle,IQ and soft light.

[William Dickson]

Perfect

[Bill Dix]

That's quite a wing. Great low POV and head angle. I like Grace's crop suggestion.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely Daniel, thank you for sharing.

[dankearl]

Love the pose and the IQ.
Wish there was a bit more in focus in front though, maybe a bit higher?....

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the out stretched wing, HA, IQ and BG. I like Grace's comp suggestion. Excellent as always Daniel.

[David Salem]

Simply beautiful Daniel. The pose, colors and the details are perfect. I agree with Grace on taking from the bottom and adding to the top if you have it. Very nice

[Daniel Cadieux]

He he...sometimes maybe I need to leave the shovel home. I don't have any more room above but it would be very easy to extend the canvas - good comp suggestion guys. Thanks everyone!

[Robert Kimbrell]

Wonderful low angle, I like the way the wing gently touches the ground. A very nice transition in the background.

[Binu John]

What a great shot! Excellent pose, light and POV. Very well done as usual.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image, Daniel Sir. Superb wing stretch, beautiful colors and composition.

Regards,
Satish.