American Pipit Approach.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was already busy photographing a Black-bellied Plover when this pipit made a close approach. It eventually crossed in front of me, inside the MFD of the lens. How fun!

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/ 4II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1000s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, cropped for comp, a few offending dirty spots removed form the beach litter.

[Volkan Akgul]

hi Daniel,

looks perfect for me. congratulations.

[Jack Backs]

Like the foot up pose, not a big fan of the debris field. Looks a lot like a yellow-rumped warbler.

[Brian Sump]

Daniel, this one works nicely. I'm impressed there is no motion blur in the foot @ 1/1000.

Solid in env shot. I love the subtle influence of the purple/magenta hues. Sweet details in the head, eye and beak.

Simple but sweet, tfs.

[David Roach]

Love those moments and as usual you took full advantage... TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Dan, lovely framing and the pastel colour work oh so well. The raised foot was well seen and executed. Had thought about darkening the FG slightly, but think it works as presented.

I'm impressed there is no motion blur in the foot @ 1/1000.

Why would you get motion blur at 1/1000 Brian????

TFS
Steve

[Bill Dix]

What fun indeed. Sweet shot, with good environment. Raised foot a plus, as are the bird's angle and your signature POV. Nicely seen.

[Brian Sump]

Hi Dan, lovely framing and the pastel colour work oh so well. The raised foot was well seen and executed. Had thought about darkening the FG slightly, but think it works as presented.

Why would you get motion blur at 1/1000 Brian????

TFS
Steve

Feet of small songbirds move quickly. This one was frozen mid-stride, just seemed a bit surprising to me.