Black-tailed Godwits-Limosa limosa (for Lana)

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

This one is for Lana as she likes my Black-tailed Godwits so much....:)-
I took this shot last spring at one of my favourite places to shoot BTGW's and where around 500 of them gather in the late afternoon.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark2N
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F 9,0
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1 1 /3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Canon 500mm F4 ,5+1.7 TC
Focal length:1105 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod with Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening

[Alexander Koenders]

Beautiful picture mate. Is it the place near where i live?

[John Cooper]

Lovely tones in this image Jeroen, and the 2 pairs OOF on either side help to balance the composition. Well seen!

[Lana Hays]

Jeroen
You sure know what brings a smile to my face......thanks!!! This one has such beautiful colors. I'm not usually one to like blurred birds in the BG but I think it works well with this one. There's a lot to see in this image......but you can view it at a leisurely pace.........very peaceful. Well done....as always.

[Alfred Forns]

Love this type images Jeroen Looking for more and more I think it would work out even better with less merging on the left? Excellent as presented Incredible feel and light !!!! Big Congrats !!!

[Raymond Barlow]

its a cool shot, but I think I would like it even more without the bg birds., wonderful colours and light.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great composition and light. I might try to remove the dark band at the top.

[Linda Robbins]

Wonderful light and color. For my taste, I would prefer either no bg birds, or that they not be merged.

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments!
I agree on the band at the top wich is a little distracting, but do feel the merged birds in the BG help to balance and stimulate the composition.
To Alex: It's not so near to our homes, but i'll take you there next spring!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel