American Avocet

[James Salywoda]

American Avocet
Southern,California

Taken just after I took the shot of the Bufflehead this Avocet almost has the same exact pose as the duck.
I'll take it any day as I love the look it gave me.....:)

Nikon D300 AFS600 F4 1.4 TC

Thanks For Looking
Jim

[joel quenneville]

Wow,this one is a winner! I love the outrtreched wings and dangling feet. The pose and light are near perfect. Well done.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific Shot as usual, great pose, lovely light, terrific exposure, superb detail and great comp. Congratulaitons!

[Steve Maxson]

Simply superb, James. The pose, sharpness and background are excellent. Love the subtle details in the whites.

[John Chardine]

Really beautiful soft look to the bird James. I like it a lot. The wing, head and leg positions are right on. The bird seems a little cramped up above.

[Doug Brown]

That's a nice one-two punch. Another vote for more room up top and a little on the right. Hope to pay you a visit one of these days.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Definitely a WOW image for me. Atrie will not like it but anyway it is a cool image :D
The pose, the whites and sharpness are just cool.

Szimi

[Dean Ingwersen]

Great pose, exp control and cool looking bird. I wish there was a little more room around the bird as mentioned already though.