Doing a little casual sailing in Michigan - Common loon foot waggle

[Randy Stout]

This fellow was captured two weeks ago, giving me a nice foot waggle. No one is certain why they do this. Heat regulation, stretching, boredom?

Nikon D4 600VR f/7.1 ISO 800 1/2000s Taken from my little boat "Loonie Too!"

Post: Slight crop for comp, selective sharpening of the bird

Thoughts and advice always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[Robert Kimbrell]

Really attractive shot Randy. I don't know the Loons well but the exposure looks perfect. The foot waggle adds interest. A very nice angel on him, and I like the crop. I could see a version with a little less saturation of the blue water.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Randy, Wonderful pose and the tonal values are nice thru out.

[gail bisson]

I love it when they do this!
Great low PV and pose.
Good exposure and great incoming body position.
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Randy, it shows the stretching behavior very well!

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

A sweet image... Congrats with perfect timing, along with fantastic exp/tech control!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

The comp works well.
Great stretch, well captured in good light.
A fine image Randy!
TFS.

[Marina Scarr]

Fun image of your kung fu loon,Randy, and your PP is truly spot on and impressive.

[Randy Stout]

Really attractive shot Randy. I don't know the Loons well but the exposure looks perfect. The foot waggle adds interest. A very nice angel on him, and I like the crop. I could see a version with a little less saturation of the blue water.

Robert:I agree the blue is pretty saturated. I used a Color Rite Color Checker to set the profile. It usually is spot on, but I might back off the blue sat just a bit.

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Randy! I like the interesting pose, low angle, exposure and composition.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot good behavioral pose, just keep them coming I love these birds.