Long-billed Dowitcher
SoCal
I caught this Dowitcher in between his molting stage from breeding to wintering plumage. The background kinda
mimics the colors in the bird.:)
Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/640 F6.3 ISO 640
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Jim
Long-billed Dowitcher
SoCal
I caught this Dowitcher in between his molting stage from breeding to wintering plumage. The background kinda
mimics the colors in the bird.:)
Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/640 F6.3 ISO 640
Thanks For Looking
Jim
Absolutely beautiful colors and a great BG. Nothing negative from my POV.

Smooth BG, excellent colors and excellent sharpness, very sharp given 1/640sec and 1260mm EFL!!! eye contact is great, only wish for full wing, those feathers are so beautiful.
Gorgeous water Jim. Love the low angle and the nice light. I kind of like the wing position as is. I might remove the specular highlights from the bill. Can you take photos there again?
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Fantastic image Jim, I love the water and those colors... Lovely pose as well!
Sweet Stuff James. Great colors, light, BG, and pose. Where was this taken? Malibu State Beach Lagoon?
Lovely pose, low angle, HA. The water colours make this one for me. I wonder if a little more room on the bottom would make this even better.....
I wouldn't change a thing on this photo, beautiful as is. Love the wing position as well.
James,
This is absolutely fantastic. The colors in the water are soooo nice and the bird looks great. I really like the different wing position. Great Capture!!
James
Dang.....if I don't stop drooling over this one, I'm going to fry my laptop. I'd trade a lot for that sweet light and pose.
This is just stunning James. The pose...light..colors and detail all top notch.
Great colors, water is excellent, but the pose makes the image. I like the look of the underwing pattern,
and especially the eye contact. Congratulations!
One of the best of this species I have ever seen. Congratulations.
Superb colours. I like the feather detail and comp. It dont get better than this.
Beautiful one James, loved the pose and the light, great angle and good colours.. congrats..
Just a small issue: the head looks a bit soft to me.
The light, pose and the reflection of the vegitation in the water are amazing. If you have one with the wings fully stretched, that would be even more amazing.
Amazing background colors and a beautiful pose.
James, this is stunning!!! I love it. So nice level and the raised wings are a real plus.
Have you used flash?
Szimi