Short-billed Dowitcher

[denise ippolito]

Canon 1D Mark III
500mm +1.4 ex.
1/100 sec. at f/7.1
ISO 1000
Manual mode
Fill flash
Tripod

Jamaica Bay
Overcast just before the rain. I cleaned up the FG water.
I liked the pose despite the fact that the leg and bill are not tack sharp.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful pose, Denise. Love the high key look, and great use of the fill flash.

[Lloyd Spitalnik]

Really like this a lot. Love what you did leaving only the water ripples by the foot. Great job and hope you're feeling better.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Real nice Denise. Very interesting pose and you got the face nicely lit because of that. Liked the crop choice as well. Sharp where it counts in my book.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you Bill, Lloyd and Kaustubh - I appreciate the kind comments.
Lloyd, I'm still sick in bed:( Thanks for asking.

[Joe Senzatimore]

One of your best , IMHO. Love,Love the high key look you created. In this type of image a little softness presents no problem. Big Congrats and get well soon.:D:D:D

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Joe, I appreciate the kind comments. One more day in bed should work:)

[Bryan Hix]

Denise I love the HK look and the action. The head area is nice and sharp and draws the viewer right to it.

[Raymond Barlow]

this is excellent Denise, the pose and sweet light are killer, the beak looks great to me, and a wise choice of techs for this image, with the perfect
focal length for this shot., well done.
I would suggest cloning out the flash reflection, to me, and this is just personal, it doesn't belong., looks un-natural. The composition is interesting,
with so much space above the head, and the face / eye in the center of the frame, somehow, this works!

congrats on a superb shot.

[Connie Mier]

The reflection in the water is a nice touch, makes it look like a pedestal. Really like this high key shot.

[christopher galeski]

like this shot Denise,its a beauty,thanks.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all very much for your kind comments and suggestions. I appreciate it.:)

[Michael Zajac]

Excellent use of fill flash,fantastic pose and sharpness.I like the eye as presented.

[Juan Aragonés]

Quite different but nice pose. The high key works very fine here and I love the details in the eye

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, I like how the head is tilted for the scratching behaviour, together with your low angle of capture. Good comp, and he stands out nicely against the water BG. Well captured.

[denise ippolito]

Michael, Juan and Stuart, Thank you guys for your kind comments. Much appreciated.:)

[Nico Steenberg]

Great low angle and pose. Overcast conditions well handled. Like the comp and flash work. Well done Denise.