Oak Hammock Solitary Sandpiper

[Jeff Dyck]

A Solitary Sandpiper from Oak Hammock Marsh (just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba)

5DmarkII -- 400L / f5.6 -- ISO400 -- f5.6 @ 1/2000s -- -2/3 EV

Regards,
Jeff

[wendell westfall]

Jeff, nice image . . . is that a tiny water drop at the end and down from its bill -- or what?

[Martin Wallis]

I like the pose & water droplet. Tack sharp. Very nice.

[Tony Whitehead]

Love the low angle and pose with the complementary colours in plumage and BG. Light angle provides some nice roundness to the bird.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pleasing intimate view on this low angle image. The light angle isn't optimal and this has caused a negative (IMO) shadow in the neck area. I also see some hot areas (or very close to) in the whites...perhaps recoverable in RAW conversion. Another option would be a bit less exposure, combined with some fill-flash to tame those and also reduce the shadows.

P.S. I love the falling drops, but I think the very tip of the upper mandible could be cleaned of the mud streak.