Snipe in habitat

[John Robinson]

Common Snipe
I 've said a few times on this forum about not liking low angles and reflections too much. This picture shows partly why. One of the few times I turn the camera vertical, purely because it looks strange cutting a reflection in half. The result is an image with the subject small and not a lot of cropping choice.
Good enviro shot I suppose ! I am still striving to get my shots in a natural setting but its not always that easy. Hope you like
D200
Sigma 50-500mm.
500 ISO
Riparian vegetation toned down a little (Very red)
Cheers
Unable to get out much at the moment like I would wish but have a few in the files to rework. Its nice indoors too.
JR

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I like all of it John. The reflection, the shooting angle and the included habitat. Beautiful bird and nice warm colors. I would evict the yellow C-shaped thing super-imposed on the reflection.

[John Robinson]

Sidharth
Thanks for that . never noticed it until you mentioned it. here's a repost
Cheers
John

[Glenn Conlan]

Great shot John, the repost is great. Perfect environmental shot. Well done

[John Robinson]

Thanks Both
I have this intense desire before I slither off this blob in space , to get bird pics with "messy" backgrounds (or should I say "natural"), to look reasonable- or be accepted more in bird photography circles. Could be a hard job I reckon.
Cheers
John

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot of the Snipe in the habitat, John! Excellent light and composition. Great PP work in the RP.

[WillieHall]

I share your appreciation for habitat shots, both have a place. You did well on this and I like the RP.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, I feel you are being hard on yourself, as there is nothing wrong with this angle and showing off a good reflection. Good angled pose,and the Snipe is separated nicely from the BG. Comp wise, I would maybe come in from the LHS a touch. We all strive for that magic BG, and its not always possible. Its fun finding locations that are a cut above the norm.

[christopher galeski]

nice image John,nice pose,like the reflection,like the environment.TFS.

[gail bisson]

I think you are being a bit hard on yourself John!
I think this is very nice.
The repost is better.
I think the vegetation in the BG is quite pretty and adds to the image.
You have a nice reflection( I really like the shiny halo around the reflection of the head ) and a good comp.
The bird is well separated from the BG. Nice to see this bird stretched nice and tall.
Nice image,
Gail

[John Robinson]

Thanks again Your kind encouraging comments are really appreciated.- and the old D200 says thanks too ! I'll give it a dust down- I was going to sell it !!
Cheers
JohnR

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

John, this is a very nice image. Good exposure, IQ and composition. I like the habitat and the reflection is very pretty.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fantastic image of snip in habitat. Beautiful reflection. Superb RE post.

Regards,
Satish.

[Grace Scalzo]

John, I find this image quite pleasing. Habitat colors are compatible with the bird (Amazing how often that happens ), the reflection is nice as is the pose of the bird. The only thing I'm wondering about is the contrast...would the entire image, or maybe just the background, benefit from lowing it a bit?

[John Robinson]

Grace
Will try it no problem. Thanks
John

[John Robinson]

Heres a RP with the contrast down (selectively)
Cheers
JohR

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Simply….like everything about this image, John. Well captured.




Geoffrey

[John Robinson]

Thanks Geoff
John