Solo Wilson's Snipe

[Jack Backs]

Image from last weekend. It was already mid-morning before I managed to get some images of a group of Wilson's Snipes. It was a bright, cloudless day so the lighting was already pretty intense. There was another bird in front of this one that I had to clone a little of the tail out of the image.
Nikon D500/500mmF4VRII/TC-14EIII
F8, 1/800s, iso500

[Raybel Robles]

A species I have never even been able to get close to! You have good details and sharpness on the Snipe. I do think the blue is a bit too saturated and the crop is too tight. If you do wish to go with a tight crop I would suggest lowering the bird a bit in the frame. Also the image needs a bit of clockwise rotation.

[Isaac Grant]

Raybel is spot on. Pretty much exactly what I thought when I viewed the image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Great comments above, I'd add that the bird is a bit too large in the frame. sharp with good details, wish the water was clam

TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good comments and suggestions above. Nice and sharp, and looks like the snipe was rather comfortable with your presence.

[Jack Backs]

Thanks for the suggestions. I can't do much about the tightness of the crop because a bird in front of it. I did a fair amount of removal as is.