Lesser Yellowlegs Bathing

[Bill Dix]

From Jamaica Bay in late August. C&C appreciated as always.

D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 1000, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice wing position, and details. The water droplets on the wing and off the wing adds dynamics, Bill.

[Iain Barker]

Lovely image Bill. The pose is great and I really like the colours of the water and background. The IQ looks very good for ISO 1000. Have you done some noise reduction as I always seem to have more noise at ISO 1000 with my D7000?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the open wings, and the horizontal lines to the BG. Neat water drops, with some even casting a shadow on the wings...very cool. The lack of a catchlight or reflection in the eye is a bit of a bummer for me, but that light direction made it difficult to get that in.

[Raybel Robles]

Very nice image. Love those water drops! I would had try adding a bit mor vibrance to the colors. I think it would give the image a bit more pop.

[Bob Smith]

A lovely image Bill--great detail and focus on the underwing feathers and the waterdrops

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, good low angle of capture, and well timed to show the wingspread. Great feather detail on the underwings, sharp, and I do like the water reflection on the belly.

[MiroslavMaric]

Like bird pose, moment and light. BG is noise free. Would like to see a bit more details and as mentioned by Raybel a bit more vibrance. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions.

Daniel, that lack of catchlight bothered me too. Not much I can do about it.

Iain, I almost always run Topaz Denoise on the background. I didn't run it on the bird.

Raybel and Miro, here's a repost that may have just a bit more vibrance and detail.

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Bill. Repost looks better. Maybe you can try to darken a bit BG. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro

[David Salem]

I like the RP better Bill and I really like the wing position and the details in them. Nice green BG too. The HA is not the best but what can ya do. Well done