Black-tailed Godwit

[Dennis Binda]

Canon EOD 1D Mk2N - Canon EF500mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x - 700mm - f/8.0 - ISO 200 - 1/800s

[Kobus Tollig]

Great shot well done. Like the comp and exposure. well done.

[Juan Aragonés]

Dennis the image looks a bit bright in my monitor (not hot, of course) and slightliy flat. I think that some additional processing job to increase the contrast and to tone down the BG just a bit would made this image to work even better. Sharpness is fantastic and I am not sure about the composition. At first glance it seems that you left too much room at the bottom but now I think that it is a good idea to give space for the "virtual" legs of the bird ;-)

[Ramon M. Casares]

I agree with Juan's comment, although the composition IMO could've been better, to me the bird is so deep that I wouldn't have missed the virtual leg space at the bottom and with that amazing BG, a bit more room on top would've been nice, still, lovely image. Congratulaitons.

[Fabs Forns]

Another vote for toning the image down. I love the environment portrayed, head angle and sharpness :)

Big welcome to BPN!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, details and settings. Another vote for more contrast and/or midtone adjustment. Does it need a bit CW rotation?

[Stu Bowie]

I like the DOF, and low angle. Good detail, sharp, and love the single droplet.