Wading willet

[Randy Stout]

This fellow was nice enough to pose for me on Sanibel beach. I had the opportunity to tag along with Artie's post president's day IPT for two days last week. Nice group of people, lots of learning.

I worked this fellow for a while, waiting for the right combination of bird and waves.

Nikon D300 500mm f/4 @ f/8 1/800s ISO 400 AE -.3
Post: PS CS4 curves, selective sharpening, cropped from left and bottom about 20%.

Advice appreciated, esp re: composition.

Cheers

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The soft light and little wave make this one for me. Head angle and composition look good, too. The only thing I might change is removing the darker spots in the upper right.

[Ron Caswell]

Nice image Randy, That wave looks about right for a mini surfer to be riding along :)

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Randy, like Axel, I like the soft light and the diagonal line of the wave as well as the pastel colors.

[Jim Fenton]

Pretty much agree with Axel although I think the water could use a a little contrast darkening to punch it up a bit?

I might have cropped a bit more off the bottom and just a little from the right side.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Randy, you certainly timed the wave, and I like how it moves diagonally across the image. Lovely pastel colours, and overall nice and sharp.