Marbled Godwit

[gail bisson]

While at Fort DeSoto, there was a small pool of water that had formed overnight.
There was a ring of pink in the sand surrounding the little pool. I assume it was algae of some type.
That layer of pink created a dreamy BG for the birds.
Canon 1R5
600mm
ISO 1000 ss 1/3200 f 7.1
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Colin Driscoll]

That is the sweetest light and BG! Love the foot and worm action too. With the ripples being the most obvious line maybe it could do with a little CCW rotation?

[Dorian Anderson]

A lot to like here, Gail. Soft light is great, and the gently graded BG is really beautiful/dreamy. The raised foot and prey are the perfect bit of action. I wouldn't change anything.

[Daniel Cadieux]

It's pretty neat to clearly see the prey item. Raised foot adds a lot. I love the soft colours throughout. The faint vertical lines of the reflection add to the dreamy effect.

[annmpacheco]

It is a lovely image Gail, other than a slight CCW rotation as Colin suggested, it has all the checks for me. gorgeous BG, POV, interest/behavior, etc, ... Thank the algae, hope it is good for the critters as well!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Yup, just about perfect. Lovely image, Gail. Wonderful low POV, pure background, nice post processing. Thank you for sharing.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot, I like the worm and the way the water line is just about apparent. I don't suppose you have one with the foot just out of the water??

[John Mack]

Nice to see the prey. Nice and low as well. I like the framing.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet light, bird, and image. I like how the pink of the prey item picks up the suffused pink line in the background. It bugs me a bit that the pink line goes right through the bird's head.

with love artie