Plenty of shorebirds to play with on my holidays - so thought Id practice my getting close technique - with patience you can get amazingly close. Also very quickly learnt hands must never touch the sand (Dont want sand all over the camera now - do we)
Wife thought it was hilarious - Camera and I commando style on the beach creeping up on these poor defenseless little birds - LOL
Light is not the greatest (little harsh)
D3
Nikon 300MM F2.8 with 1.7X Converter
1/2500th
F4.8
-0.7EV
400 ISO
Mother Earth as tripod (Beach)
Great low angle on this image, Lance! I also really like the raised foot, eye contact, and the blurred bg. On my monitor the whites look a little bright but I don't think over exposed. I think I would give more room for this sharp bird to walk into....
Well composed and executed Mr. Peters. I like the ultra low capture angle...The details are razor sharp and the color rendition is superb...The background compliments the subject very well. The raised foot is a plus. The head angle and sharp eye contact is on target. The whites are in range...good show...looking forward to your next one...:cool:
I agree with the others - the lighting is harsh but you certainly made the best of it. I really like the way your BG graduates from one end of the spectrum to the other.
It does feel a little tight in the frame - more room for him to walk into would have been nice but this is still definitely worth crawling in sand for!
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