This snipe provided some distraction whilst waiting (unsuccessfully) for a Bittern to emerge from the reeds at the London Wetland Centre. The background is very busy and the bird is obscured quite a bit but I liked the head being clear and seeing the full length of the bill. This was taken from a hide using a beanbag to support.
7D mark ii & Sigma 500 f4 + 2x converter @ f/8, 1/1000 sec, ISO 2000
One thing I struggle with is NR without totally losing the details. With a plain background I would normally apply quite strong NR on a duplicate layer and mask out the subject but with this image it looked bad so have left without. Any tips in this area great fully received.