Winter Dunlin

[Dave Leroy]

Taken feeding as soon as the birds can get in after a tide change. It was a cold morning with a bitter wind blowing, and the birds are very hungry.
7D, 500mm +1.4TC, 1/640, f/7.1, Av, ISO400.

Leveled and cropped.

Dave

[James Shadle]

Dave,
What was your exposure mode and exposure bias value?

The image is sharp and well exposed with good placement in the frame.

IMO a lower perspective and a warmer color temperature would make this a stronger image.

[Dave Leroy]

Hi James,

I was in Av mode at +1.

I was a bit off the light angle on a kind of overcast day. I did warm the bird up a bit but did not want to go too far. Thanks for the comment about that.

Too cold to get lower. I was on my knees but wearing gloves. As it was I had to stop for my fingers.

In April when the Western Sandpipers are passing through and birds are in colour I will get as low as I can.

Dave

[denise ippolito]

Dave, Nice sharpness. I'm ok w/ the angle and I like the pose. I might warm it up a bit too.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great feeding behaviour image, and I love the angled near leg. Although you levelled it, it still seems to me that it could use a minimal amout of CCW rotation?

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks Denise and Daniel.

It was a tough one to level as not much to work with, but I think Daniel may be right.

I'll adjust a bit when I warm it up.

Dave

[Art Kornienko]

Nice feeding shot indeed, sharpness and feather detail is very nice. Agree with Daniel a touch CCW rotation is required.