Greater Yellowlegs with morsel

[Dan Brown]

Ok, this is my contribution to the Yellowlegs images being posted! Captured at the mouth of the Carmel River a few weeks ago. It looks like the bird has some sort of shrimp? Cropped a bit and PP'ed in ACR and CS3. C&C welcome.
Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld, from prone position!
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
VR Image Stabilization: On
AF mode: AF-C

[Harshad Barve]

fantatsic image with nice expo , compo and BG , I am loving those water drops here
TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice details, composition, BG and water drops. Everything is perfect, only wish if there was a clear reflection!

[Marc Mol]

Great capture Dan, the water drops and shrimp set this above the norm.

[denise ippolito]

Dan, Really nice details and the water drops are very sharp! I like the water colors. I might take some off the bottom since the reflection isn't complete. Love the "shrimp"

[Simon Bennett]

Excellent capture - sharp, well exposed, good pose and eye contact. The droplets and shrimp add interest.