Semipalmated Sandpiper "After Bath" Wing Flap.

[Daniel Cadieux]

One of my favorite behaviours to watch and photograph is that of shorebirds bathing in shallow water, and then performing the obligatory "after bath" wing flap. Here I was happy to also get the "jump" they often do while flapping. I wrote a short blog with tips on how to photograph this behaviour, if interested to check it out, click here:

http://www.dancadphotography.com/whe...athe-and-flap/

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, added canvas below then cropped from above to taste.

[John Mack]

Very nice. Love the pose on the bird. The two toned background is excellent. Nice details as well.

[annmpacheco]

Super job Dan, nice jump up and wing position. I also like the clean BG and few water drops. BTW, very nice article you wrote. I will be shooting shorebirds throughout the weekend and always look forward to those bathing opportunities!

[Debapratim Saha]

Excellent bathing action shot in a beautiful high key setting.

[Isaac Grant]

Sweet pose here and I like the high key look. I would brighten this up a little and add a few points of black or do a small levels adjustment to deepen the brown tones of the bird.

[Colin Driscoll]

Angelic! Nicely presented.

[Alex Becker]

Love the angel looking pose and the motion blur on the wings is great. Sweet BG too. Love the feet hanging as well. TFS

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Everything looks really nice. Beautifully captured.

I like the pose and the background colors. I read the blog as well. Thanks for sharing the info.