You hear them all over Iceland as they pop up with sharp cries and also circling their territory with "drumming" sounds. Once they begin their descent, their downward swoop causes this "drumming" sound as the wind vibrates their outer tail feathers. They are difficult to see on the ground as they are secretive and shy. Early this morning, my luck changed as this sleepy snipe stayed long enough for this image. The background is a field of yellow buttercups.
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600mmII
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Last edited by Arthur Morris; 06-27-2017 at 09:01 PM.
Nice one -- great BG, HA, catchlight, and details. I also agree with the crop suggestions above. Thanks for sharing as well as the info about their drumming -- sounds pretty cool.
Loverly bird and BKGR. Pulling the curve down on the whole thing might be a good idea as it all looks very bright to me. Best would have been to have had the bird well to the right in the original with it looking to our left ... You had lots of AF points available with your set-up.
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I too find the image rather bright, especially the highlights and brighter midtones. Good comp suggestions above as well. Sweet background, and I like the pose an great view of the feet.