Short-Billed Dowitcher

[gail bisson]

Took this at Big Glace Bay Lake about 20 minutes from home.
Canon 1DX 600 mm and 1.4 x
ISO 1600 F 5.6 SS 1/2500
PP: 90% FF. Usual LR 5 sliders then off to CS5 for NR to BG, levels and USM to JPEG. Pretty much straight out of the box
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Terrific capture. Lovely light, and a great pose. I like the crest on his head, that I usually don't see on them. Great POV and BG. I might consider removing the second catchlight, even though it's natural.

[P-A. Fortin]

Great light and pose. The raised foot really puts this one over the top.

[keith mitchell]

Lovely light on the plumage of this bird like the digging pose with the raised foot, just enough of the Bg to show it's habitat, nice work.

Keith.

[dankearl]

What a great angle.....

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful bird in fine feather. Love the stepping pose and good look at the foot. Great low angle and your iq as always is perfect.

[William Dickson]

Very nice Gail. Lovely light and detail, even giving this bird some more room in the frame would work.

Will

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks like it was windy with those lifted feathers (which I like). Great low angle, and yes the raised foot adds a lot.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely pose and angle very good quality image, a good example of capturing the image correctly.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fantastic image.
Love the frame, Gail.

Regards,
Satish.