Semipalmated Sandpiper Cruisin' Along

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although it does not look like it here, this beautiful fresh-plumaged juvenile was really swiftly speeding along its way along the shoreline!

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/3200s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, cropped right and below to help the comp, usual contrast and saturation to taste.

[William Dickson]

Well captured Dan....and at 1/3200 you froze the moment....Great POV as usual and lovely colours throughout the image....Good feather detail on the bird and a good pose...I really like the position of the foot and the HA.

Will

[John Mack]

Looks great. What else is new? I do like the low angle and the framing. Love the water tension on the foot.

[Paul Burdett]

Ditto the positives here Daniel. You continue to amaze with the "old" gear . Very impressive panning skills! Love the glassy water, pose, HA, sharpness and processing. A Cadieux gem for sure. Cheers.

[Brian Sump]

Gorgeous light and a great perspective. Nicely seen and well processed Daniel.

That foot.... yeah that rocks.

[Jay Ing]

The the color palette and contrasting colors - esp the dark water lines.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the raised foot. Too bad it was so windy :). The feathers are actually showing a bit of wear.

with love, artie

ps: what date?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys!

artie: Yes it does show a bit of fringing indeed, but still a beauty of a bird. It was photographed September 11th.