ALERT

[Brian Sump]

Spring is my favorite time of year, in part because of the migratory birds arriving and in mating season.

This frame was from last year around the first of May.

American Avocet

R5
600mm bare
Handheld
ISO 1250
1/6400
f7.1

LR and PS. A small bubble evicted below the subject.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Oh hi Brian ... surfacing after a longer absence , nice to see you back .
You come back with a typical Sump shot ... lovely light , super low angle and the calling is the icing on the cake .
Nicely processed and I do love the overall colors and the showing tonal range .

Very nice overall presentation

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot Brian - clean as a whistle, super pose and the tongue just adds a little extra. Low angle and amazing colours

[Ian McLachlan]

Everything Perfect, especially the 7.1 and thus the DOF. Great to see you on deck again.Thanks .

[Gerald Kelberg]

I have long envied my American friends for the beauty of their Avocets. The tan colour looks very nice and more interesting than our plain black & white birds. Although they are beautiful in themselves.

This is a delightful shot - I love the posture with the foot out of the water and the calling. Very nice image and so well executed.

[Arthur Morris]

Perfect works well. Are you getting out at all this spring?

with love, artie

[Brian Sump]

Thank you for the great comments my friends. Going to make an effort to come around more.

Artie, yes just starting to get out more. Are you still planning to come through? Love to see ya!

[David Pugsley]

I'm always envious of your avocets! Love the call, raised foot, foreground and background. What's not to love?!

[Brian Sump]

I'm always envious of your avocets! Love the call, raised foot, foreground and background. What's not to love?!

Really appreciate it David. Love for you to come sometime and shoot with me.