Oystercatcher

[Michael Zajac]

Canon 1d Mark III
1/1600 sec at f/8.0
ISO 400 EF 500mm Lens
Manual Mode

Nickerson Beach

[Danny Laredo]

This is real sweet. Love the pose and detail.

[allanrube]

Like the pose too. I especially like the feet in this one - not the usual shot. Beautiful bg.

[wendell westfall]

Sharp as a tack . . . beautiful shot.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great preening image...I love it! Perfect HA. Perhaps a bit large in the frame (IMO), but at the very least it needs a very tiny bit more space at right to avoid the shadow being so close to the edge. Well done!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning !! Love the low angle, beautiful eye contact , BG and the action you captured in this one. Really very beautiful !!! Many thanks for sharing Michael.

[denise ippolito]

Michael, I think it's perfect. I can't find one thing that I don't like about it. The sharp details, great pose, shadow and beautiful BG all come together nicely.

[Stu Bowie]

Michael, you nailed the exposure here, and I like the look back pose. Overall sharp, with lovely soft light.

[Austin Thomas]

Superb Michael, I love the low angle, composition and action. I agree that a little more on the RHS would help the shadow position.

tfs

Austin

[Arthur Morris]

Wow! Perfect head angle with a killer feather-grab, sweet light and BKGR, SH and d-o-f, and the world's cleanest oystercatcher bill. Was this hand held?

[Michael Zajac]

Artie,Yes this is hand held most of my shots are hand held.

[Michael Zajac]

Here is a re post i gave it more room on the top and on the right side.

[denise ippolito]

Repost looks good Michael.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the pose and details, excellent

[Arthur Morris]

Artie,Yes this is hand held most of my shots are hand held.

You young, steady hand holders leave me baffled :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

The repost is exactly what I had in mind. A great example of how such a subtle tweak can make a huge difference.