Spotted Sandpiper

[Danny J Brown]

Taken in a lagoon along the coast at Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Canon 40D; Canon 500/4 + 1.4 TC; 1/1250; f/5.6; ISO 200; Gitzo GT3530LS w/Wimberley II; Aperture Priority

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and great low angle, wish the perch was less muddy :)

[denise ippolito]

Danny, I like the pose and the composition. I might take a small amount off the right. I do like the perch. It has some interest to me. You did well w/ the side light. I might tone down the dark band in the BG going through the beak.:)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the comp as is. Way cool perch! I love to see these guys in breeding plumage. Toning down the darker band near the bill is a good option offered by Denise. I would also clone out the two dark spots near the right edge.

[Stu Bowie]

Comp works well, and I like the pose. The bill seems to follow the slope of the perch. Lovely light and colours, and if anything, I would maybe take a tad off the top.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Danny, loved the crop as presented. Very well done IMO. Perfect head angle and the shooting angle.

[Danny J Brown]

Good comments everybody.....Thanks!

[Mike Fuhr]

I agree about the perch -- gives it some nice interest. Lighting is also very warm and appealing.

[Matt Vosniak]

You definitely captured the "spotted" aspect of this sandpiper Danny. I am not as fond of the slimy looking perch but you shoot them where they stand I suppose. The detail in the bird and the low angle are nice.