American Avocet

[James Galletto]

Taken last night at Jamaica Bay NWR.

Canon 1Ds mkIII 500mm f4 1.4x, ground pod, Incident meter -1/3 Iso 800.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool find, I didn't know there are avocets at JBWR. Light, angle and sharpness are really good, too. Maybe a slight crop off the bottom? Could you post aperture and shutter speed?

[denise ippolito]

I love the lighting, still water and the droplet. Agree a slice off the bottom. Really nicely done.

[Grace Scalzo]

It's a beauty, Jim.

[Lorant Voros]

Well done with the beautiful light, reflection, water drop, pose and eye contact. Would be nice to see the shooting info indeed. Congrats.

[David Fletcher]

Beautiful light and pose James. Nice eye contact and water off beak a bonus. Nice one.

[Dave Barnes]

He stands out well from the dark BG. I like the water drop.
I would prefer either the total reflection or more cropped from the bottom. I think this could work very well with a pano crop.

[Nathan Beaulne]

The exposure and background are dynamite, love the water drop as well. Agree with crop suggestions

[DustinFinn]

Absolutely awesome... Love the comp on this, cropping the bottom off might slide the eye into the center of the image, creating an awkward "bulls-eye" eye placement..

I am guessing F/5.6 at 1/500th :) - I dont know why, thats just what I am guessing :)

[James Galletto]

Cool find, I didn't know there are avocets at JBWR. Light, angle and sharpness are really good, too. Maybe a slight crop off the bottom? Could you post aperture and shutter speed?

1/500 @ 6.3 iso 800