Johnny Walker's Close Friend

[Harold Davis]

a marbled godwit from tampa bay. i found these guys the most challenging to get a proper head angle. have to take many images and hope for the best!!

D300, Bigma at 500mm, f/9, 1/1250s, -0.7EV, ISO 400. decent shutter speed and f/9 had that lens in it's sweet spot!! minimal PP work. cleaned up a dust bunny and accentuated the catchlight in the eye.

thanks for looking and comments and critiques appreciated.

[denise ippolito]

Harold, I guess tyhe slump is over! Nice pose and great low angle!!

[Alberto Oria]

I agree, very nice. I like the light, composition, HA and detail:)

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Harold, Nice light, good background, and good detail. I also like the low angle. The raised foot makes the image in my opinion. I like this one. I was wondering if there was little too much space on the right. However I like it as presented.

Well done!

Phil

[Oscar Zangroniz]

You must have been on you belly for this one H. Excellent eye contact.

[Alfred Forns]

Love it a presented and do like the space up front !!! Sort of goes with the long bill !!! Might have wanted the tail end lit up a little more !!! Love this birds and this is a good one !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Doctor,
I like the sharp details and color rendition on your little guy...good head angle and sharp eye...congrats...:cool:

[Kerry Perkins]

Very nice, sir! I like the pano crop and the space in front. Also noticed that the light is concentrated on the bird's head, neck, and body while the lower bill, legs/feet, and tail are all dark. Makes for a nice compositional element!

[Lance Peters]

Sweet - like the light and the low angle (makes all the difference) Big Congrats - like it a lot :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great Harold, nice and sharp. Like the low angle too. Was this early morning side lighting? Head looks light and body looks darker.

[Harold Davis]

i'm pretty sure this was late afternoon, early evening. thanks for the comments!!