Crouching Snipe

[christopher galeski]

Taken the other day,lighting,over cast,this snipe was crouching on this moorland wall,cannon500mm IS,L,F4,BEANBAG,OUT OF CAR WINDOW,700MM FL,Cannon 5D MK111,ISO800,F7.1,1/640S,cropped,sharpened,HL,SDW,CB.

[John Robinson]

Good snipe shot Chris. Haven't seen a breeding bird around here for years- a few in Winter. At least you don't call a car window "fieldcraft "
Good way to do it though
John

[William Dickson]

Very nice looking image Chris. Fantastic details and pose on the bird. Not sure if the perch looks a wee bit bright or not? Great work, and a lovely capture.

Will

[keith mitchell]

Hi chris,these birds make me smile when they crouch in the open thinking maybe we can't see them, nice looking bird very well caught, I know they are not easy so well done getting this fine shot.

Keith.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice pattern and sharpness of the bird, Chris. The lichen covered rock makes an excellent perch

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice perch and pose. I like the high-key BG. Fill flash would have been great, or creating that effect in post by filling the shadows. Still a pretty cool picture.

[Bill Dix]

I'm a sucker for a good hi-key shot, and I really like this. The bird, the perch, the pose and the comp all very nice. Well done.

[christopher galeski]

Thanks for looking and comments.

[Shawn Zierman]

Sweet bird. I like the tension in the pose, and that you achieved a wee bit of seperation between the bird's body and the rock. I agree fill flash might have some nice pop to the image. There appears to be some post processing marks visible between the two rocks, particularly noticeably near the bottom of the frame....remove something?

[christopher galeski]

Thanks Shawn,did not notice the mark,dont know what it is.thanks again.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the crouching pose, high key effect and composition. Nice image Chris.