Two Snipes

[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. Perhaps keeping all the reflection in makes a more leasing pic
Good enviro shot I suppose !
D200
Sigma 50-500mm.
500 ISO 125th @f11
Cheers
JR

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hey John, welcome to the world of reflections. Nice image, you guys in the UK are killing me with your snipes in the open. Thank you for sharing.

[John Hackney]

John that is a wonderful looking shot. All shots need not be tight portraiture style shots. A wonderful story can be told from a wider view.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice shot, showing the habitat and nice reflection, John.

[christopher galeski]

nice habitat image John,like the pose,and nice details.TFS.

[John Robinson]

Thanks guys- must try more of 'em !!
JohnR

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would normally not find this kind of shot as appealing due to the similarity of tones and colours of the bird
and the vegetation. The reflection adds a beautiful dimension to this and I quite like what I see here John.
Thanks for sharing.

[John Robinson]

Thanks all
JohnR