black-tailed godwit

[annmpacheco]

With our usual shooting buddy trips cancelled due to Covid, Gail and I decided to revisit our Iceland trip and select a species and both post... So here is our first double dose of a fairly common bird in Iceland but one that you don't see very often. I didn't have many images to choose from and in this frame i am not pleased with the lack of details in the rump whites despite them not being blown. This was taken in June/July of 2019 and i was using Nikon gear at the time. did the usually sharpening and denoise...


Nikon D500
PF 500mm

ISO 1600
6.3
1/2000

[gail bisson]

Good one Ann! I love the BG.
The godwit is nice and sharp.
Glad the bill just cleared the far wing.
PP looks good!
In a perfect world, the far wing would be fully extended downward but this is still excellent.

[Arthur Morris]

A bit of a pancake pose but I love the sharpness and the BKGR. On my one trip to Iceland I fanned on this species so I am envious.

with love, artie

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice overall. I like the darkish feel here. A bit of a greenish cast on the far wing - easy to remove with the sponge tool set to desaturate. Good BG, sharp, and great that there is a bit of separation between the wing and the bill.

[Brian Sump]

Ann, sorry you had to cancel. I know you're pretty bummed.

I think you processed this about as well as you could. Really like the mottled bkg. Good comments above.

Would love to go there and view this species one day. TFS.

[William Dickson]

Looking good Ann...I like the flight pose and how the bill runs along the lower wing....Lovely BG which shows the bird well...Good POV ..Sorry to hear about your trip...

Will

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Ann ... nice flight shot .
Love the mottled BG .
Colors looking quite pleasing ... personally I might go a bit " lighter" in the darker tones .

TFS Andreas

[Joseph Przybyla]

Looks good to me, Ann. The colors of the bird and background compliment each other making for a nice color palette. I think the rump looks fine. I am loving the background. Thank you for sharing.

[dankearl]

I think it could warmed a tad for my taste, Nice that the beak cleared...Sharp.

[John Mack]

Solid flight frame. I like the pose and the framing. Detail looks good in the overcast light.

[arash_hazeghi]

handsome bird, good details but I am not crazy about the wing position, especially the far wing. wish it was up / down or something more dynamic

TFS