Sanderling

[Mike Milicia]

EOS-1D Mk III, 500mm f/4 + 1.4xII, 1/1250, f/8, ISO 800
Full Frame

Removed some dark debris from lower left corner.

Photographed a couple of weeks ago on Plum Island in MA.

Looking forward to your comments and critiques!

[Dave Brown]

Hi Mike,

Nice photo. Good sharpness and feather detail, HA is nice as well. I was wondering what this would look like with those two Semipalmated Sandpipers removed? Oh and speaking of Semipalmated Sandpipers, the principle bird in the frame is an immature Sanderling :D

Dave Brown

[Keith Bauer]

Very nice image of the Sanderling. Nice angle, and sharpness. My eyes are distracted by the partial birds on the left and the relatively bright orange and green vegetation in the background. Just toning the vegetation down would help IMHO. Another vote for remove the other birds.

[Mike Milicia]

Oops!

I did question why the bird seemed so light as I was posting but it just didn't click that maybe it was a different species ... duh! :o

Thanks for the correction! Will change title accordingly.

[DanWalters]

Nice low angle and the subject is very sharp. The other two birds really do not bother me.

[Harshad Barve]

wonderful image , lovely low angle and expo
I liked it very much as presented
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely lazy pose on one leg, and the low angle works for me. Moving to your right slightly would have eliminated the BG below the tail, and I would chase the other two out the frame.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Angle, soft light and sharpness look very good. I might darken the pupil a bit. I would prefer if only the resting bird were on the left and if it were not clipped.

[Kiran Poonacha]

yeah the bird clipped in front distracts a bit, Nice low angle, HA and one footed pose looks good, congrats..