Red Knots bathing

[gail bisson]

I will be the first to submit the theme image ( unless someone beats me to it as I type this!!).
Took this last May in Sanibel, Florida
Canon 1DX
600mmII
AV 7.1 SS 1/2000 ISO 800
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image Gail, your post sets the bar very high. Thank you for sharing.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

A fun one, with lots of action, good POV, like the apparent interaction between the birds. Nice sharpness considering all the flying water.

Cheers

Randy

[Grace Scalzo]

Wow...not one bird bathing but two, and a highly desired species at that. Nothing but positives from me on this one...your usual top notch iq and low angle. This shot takes me out of the February contest .

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, good low perspective, and its always great to have more than a single subject in the frame. I do like the different bathing poses, both sharp in lovely soft light. The browns in the upper BG compliment the Knots nicely.

[John Robinson]

Great start to the theme. Good stuff. I feel maybe a tiny bit ccw rotation but no big deal-I may be sat funny !!
Cheers
John

[Mike Poole]

Cracking shot Gail, both the birds have interesting poses, sharpness spot on, great light and perfect low angle

[dankearl]

I almost did not post mine after seeing this.......

[Alan Murphy]

That's not an easy image to get. Beautiful work with the low angle, both in focus and each having a great pose.

[Bill Dix]

Great bathing action, beautiful colors and low POV. Tough act to follow.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fantastic fully action packed image, Gail.
Every thing has been said. Love the poses, flash of water,low angle and of course beautiful composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Binu John]

Lovely shot, Gail! It's not easy to get 2 birds within the DOF. Love the low POV. Perfect exposure and timing. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Gail, it is not easy to get two birds in action in focus at the same time - well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice work Gail.

[keith mitchell]

Gail both in focus, can't think you can get a lot better than this ,great piece of work.

Keith.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Awesome interaction, perfect shooting angle and techs. Can't think of anything I'd change here. Superb work Gail!

[David Salem]

Cool, you doubled your chances on a win with this nice bathing frame. Nice colors and techs too. Well done Gail

[Marina Scarr]

What a fun image, Gail and perfect for the theme.

[Simon Wantling]

Really nice image Gail. Super low POV and action. Agree on the slight rotation but a fantastic image.

[Kirk Benson]

I imagine you captured a bunch of great bathing poses during this encounter Gail, and this frame is just terrific for all the reasons already stated... excellent work!

Congratulations on the well deserved February Theme 1st Place honor.