Willet calling

[wendell westfall]

D70s 70-200+2X@400 1/2500 f/6.3 ISO640 -2/3EV handheld

It was foggy at the beach this morning, but I thought the sun shone, for a moment, on this guy just right to give him a bit of a glow. And fortunately I caught him calling. Then he flew away, with those beautiful upper outer-wing and the under-wing feathers showing, but I missed that opportunity. Cropped some, but not much tweaking on this one. Is it sharp enough?

Wendell

[Alfred Forns]

My favorite so far Wendell

I like the raised foot, open mouth, tongue sticking out and lots of attitude !! Also like the bg and the head being against the lighter part Only suggestions would be toning down the white at the top of the leg, nothing close to being blown just wanting a smoother transition Big Congrats on this one !!!!

[Harold Davis]

agree with al about the hot spot. will make it perfect! beautiful light and pose, wendell. congrats on a great image. may be my favorite too. that bg is sweet!!!!

[Christopher Miller]

Sweet light and pose, Wendell! Nice, sharp details on the bird. Looks to me like the BG could maybe use a low pass of noise reduction.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Wendell - sweet light and a Roadrunner pose :)
Bright spot mentioned- some NR on the background for me as well.

Nice work :)

[Gus Cobos]

This is a sweet image Wendell, I like the running pose...congrats...:cool:

[Kerry Perkins]

Definitely my favorite so far Wendell! Excellent capture and well placed in the frame. Sharpness seems ok, wouldn't add much. Does seem to want a bit of NR for the bg but has a nice painterly feeling to it as is. Good show!

[Bob Miller]

Hi Wendall....Like the image...sharp enough for me. I do agree you might try running some NR on the bg. Great catch!

[Kyle Marie Barcelos]

Great shot, I agree w/Alfred, other then what he said good job:)