European Oystercatcher, Iceland

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Image from trip to Iceland in June of 2012. Spotted a few times, some of them nesting in rocky shorelines. C&C welcome.

D3s, Nikon 500mm f 4.0, 1/1000s, f 8.0, ISO 400, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.

Geoffrey

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Geoffrey, good exposure and lovely bird. Do you have more room at the bottom for a complete reflection? Loi

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good looking specimen with bold plumage. A better head angle, lower shooting angle (if possible), and the subject placed a bit higher in the frame would have improved the image IMO. Good job with the difficult exposure.

[Walker Noe]

The exposure is nice, and I agree with others' comments about an improved composition. Cool species.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Geoffrey, good exposure and lovely bird. Do you have more room at the bottom for a complete reflection? Loi

Thank you, Loi. Wasn't quite sure if the complete reflection worked, but here it is.

Gepffrey

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image, Geffrey. The repost looks better.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks everyone.




Geoffrey