Least Sandpiper

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon EF400mm f/5.6 + 1.4X
1/1000 sec f/8 ISO 400 HH

A bit of crop and cleanup in CS5
Sharpening in CS5

[Desmond Chan]

I think it's a scene that has potential...the light and the water set the mood. Composition not conventional either. I'm not sure about the pose of the sandpiper though.

[pat lillich]

I love that the reflection clearly shows the rest of the foot that is hidden by the actual bird - lovely...

[Alfred Forns]

Unusual image Reflection shows more than the image itself !!! Would have love seeing this more from the side ... both from the framing point of view and light angle !!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Ian, One thing I'm happy to see is your going after the early light making a definate overall improvement. Good exposure with beautiful water and backround. Agree with Al regarding the positioning. Just wished he would of given you a better angle...

[Ian Cassell]

Hi Ian, One thing I'm happy to see is your going after the early light making a definate overall improvement.

Well, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks :)

I'm not a real morning person and, for me to get out to the Riperian Preserve at sunup, requires me to be up at 4 am. Sigh ...

Anyway, thanks for the comments. Yes, I wish he had angled slightly, but I liked that foot-up posture and grabbed it when I could. I have a bunch more at a better angle, but then the pose isn't as good IMO.