It was fun seeing this fella come into shallow waters (and sometimes completely out of it) and walk rather than swim. Here it passed a puddle so small that a full reflection was not possible, but that's OK, I like the look anyhow.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, cropped for comp, cleaned up the eye, deepened the blacks and boost saturation.
I love the ethereal feel to this image.
And I really like the way the reflection fades away.
Great low POV with a perfect HA.
I think you could boost the blacks a bit more but lovely as is,
Gail
Agree with Bill and Gail. Ethereal it is. The reflection and soft background work very well, the head down, tail and leg up pose is great. And the shooting angle is semi subterranean . I guess I will have to start using a submarine for my loons to get this low.
This one is ethereally stunning he said with envy :). with love, a
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Yeah, this sets a wonderful mood. He's giving you a super engaging look and the soft reflection is great. Low angle awesome as always. I'm a stickler for sharp feet on shorebirds, so that's the only issue I have. Tough to freeze the leg given your light though.