Common Redshank

[Gregor Bergquist]

Hi, this is my first post.
I took this yesterday morning, at Erstavik just outside Stockholm Sweden. I shot thru some high grass. Nikon D3 & Nikon 300mm f/2,8 VRII + TC-20EIII @ 600mm, 1/3200s, f/5,6, ISO 1000. C & C are very welcome.



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Gregor Bergquist
http://fochg.kungfoo.se/

[jack williamson]

Welcome Gregor. I like this shot alot. I wish that the oof weeds in the forground were not so bright.

I like the way the redshank is lit from the side and just enough detail in the water.

Jack

[Kerry Perkins]

Hello Gregor, and welcome to BPN. We are happy to see you here and look forward to seeing more of your images.

This is a very interesting shot with a lot of habitat, which is nice. I do feel that the oof foliage overpowers the bird somewhat since the redshank is so small in the frame. Does the image need a slight CCW rotation?

Please don't hesitate to comment on other images here, it helps us all when you do.

[Julie Kenward]

Lovely image but I agree this would be much better without the OOF weeds. I'd also encourage you to take a look at the posting guidelines at the top of the forum page - getting your image larger on the screen will help us see the details better and offer better critiques!

[Gregor Bergquist]

Thanks a lot for your all c&c. I will for sure look for better ways to post images, and become a full member. Personally I liked the oof weeds. I think it makes the picture different from (only) a portrait. I shall take your comments in consideration, though. And, what is a CCW rotation?

/ Gregor

[Kerry Perkins]

Gregor, CCW = counter clockwise, or anticlockwise as they say over in your neighborhood. It would fix a slight tilt of the image.

I think this image would do well in the Out Of The Box forum, where we are more about artistic expression than natural history. If you would like I can copy the post to that forum.