Short-Billed Dowitcher Preening

[Troy Lim]

1. Can someone help with ID? I am not 100% sure.
2. Preening shot, is this against the rule? Should the bird be parallel to the sensor for a preening shot?

D3s + 400mm + 1.4TC on Gitzo
Manual
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 550 mm
ISO Speed: 1250
Exposure Bias: +2/3 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely pose and colours Troy. I am wondering if the point of focus was more on the body of the bird than the eye. Not sure, eye looks a little softer than the feathers.

[Troy Lim]

Lovely pose and colours Troy. I am wondering if the point of focus was more on the body of the bird than the eye. Not sure, eye looks a little softer than the feathers.

Point of focus was on the head, but it was a decent crop, losing some details.

[Mark Young]

I like the pose, and the way it's preening itself, though having it preen on this side would've been better.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Troy - Artie would say YES - I believe the head should be parallel to the sensor plane for a preening shot.
Might crop a little from the bottom - other than that looking good - colours look good.
Hope you are enjoying the D3S - awesome high ISO capabilities - I am shooting 1600ISO as a starting point at present (overcast days and shooting in the shade) go to 3200 with out a thought.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you Lance.
I'll probably delete this shot. It is not as sharp as I like to be due to decent crop. Loving my d3s :) Will try again next time.

Hi Troy - Artie would say YES - I believe the head should be parallel to the sensor plane for a preening shot.
Might crop a little from the bottom - other than that looking good - colours look good.
Hope you are enjoying the D3S - awesome high ISO capabilities - I am shooting 1600ISO as a starting point at present (overcast days and shooting in the shade) go to 3200 with out a thought.