One last Marbled Godwit, for now...

[Dorian Anderson]

It was hella windy in here last weekend, and I went to my usual spot with hopes of getting a godwit against the churning water.

This one was the best I managed. I was very happy with the texture the breaking waves created behind him. Curious what others think.

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX2
1/5000 at f/4.5, ISO 400
Processed in LR CC without trickery

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice frame, I'd like to see this one a bit larger and the colors a bit warmer. excellent dynamic pose with a good BG

[Aditya Sridhar]

Beautiful shot Dorian! Love the raised wings and the detail on the bird. No nits from me on this one.

[Ivan Sjogren]

Lovely image Dorian!
Really nicely framed with the waves in the background and the bokeh on the spume. Wing position, exposure and details look all good to me.

[John Mack]

The pose and light are spot on. Much prefer the background of the previous one. Detail on the bird looks great.

[dankearl]

Not as strong as the last one for me but superb nonetheless.
Specular highlights bug me, just a personal thing as most people
don't care.
The pose and flight angle is really nice.

[Alex Becker]

Awesome pose and BG. I'm a sucker for these types of highlights so for me this works really well. Love the colors. Perfect catchlight too. Wish it was mine, TFS