Good low angle, walking pose is nice, and I like the rocky habitat. Too bad it hadn't yet passed the black blotch below the chin. Details and noise look a bit suspect for ISO 200...is this a large crop?
Daniel, thx for the critic, the low detail is for the low velocity in a fast moving bird, the day was cloudy, low light, low velocity. The noise,i think, is for oversharping.
Paul, thanks for the reply. The cloudy conditions are always good for exposing birds with lots of white on them - it helped you here too. When conditions are darker don't be afraid to push your ISO higher. In this case ISO 400 = 1/250s., and ISO 800 = 1/500s. If this is the 500f/4 then opening up to f/4 at ISO 800 raises the SS to 1/1000s. It sure would help with this sandpiper's quick movements:).
Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 09-02-2010 at 01:10 PM.
Thx Daniel, in Mexico, the cloudy days are very usefull, in hot places (evergreen forest, desert, etc) during cloudy days more birds are in activity: a cloudy day is all morning day!
Spotted Sandpiper, Winter
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