White-rumped Sandpiper

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm +1.4 ex.
1/250 sec. at f/5.6
ISO 250
early morning Sandy Hook
Tripod

I left some of the warm morning tones in the image
I hope I got the ID correct

[Ilija Dukovski]

Uh, hah, that is nice. Great light, inquisitive pose, I love the contrast in color between
the bird and gentle blue BG. Nicely done.
I only wish the bird had cleaner bill. Very nice overall.

And yes, the ID is perfect :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Angle, light and eye contact look very good. The dark tail feathers look a bit noisy, I might sharpen those a bit less.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved this denise, loved the feel here, great angle and the raised tail feathers put it over the top, big congrats...

[denise ippolito]

Uh, hah, that is nice. Great light, inquisitive pose, I love the contrast in color between
the bird and gentle blue BG. Nicely done.
I only wish the bird had cleaner bill. Very nice overall.

And yes, the ID is perfect :)

Ilija,Thanks for your ID help before-it helped me w/ this one!!:)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, sweet light, which in turn has brought out lovely warm colours. I like the leaning/feeding pose, and stands out very well against the pastel colours of the BG. Great image.

[Jim Fenton]

Great sandpiper image capture Denise.

The light is great on the bird but I'm wondering if perhaps the background shouldn't be a bit warmer? It looks like a bit of an unatural difference between the warmth of the subject and the coolness of the BG on my end.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Stuart and Jim. I appreciate the comments.
Jim, I guess the blue is from the water color and the top part has a bit of pink from the sky. I did tone down the warmth a bit before posting. I'll look into it.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful Denise, everything is great would crop from bottom.

[Dan Brown]

Great shot Denise! I am envious! Love the low angle. Are you using waders or are you just getting wet?

[denise ippolito]

Arash and Dan, Thankyou for your comments.
Dan, I need waders! The water is getting too cold to lay in anymore!!

[Michael Zajac]

Denise, You did a great job waiting for this one to get close. Nice details and sharpness. BG is terrific. I agree the water is getting cold.