Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa

[Troy Lim]

From Ft. Desoto. Hope you like it.

Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash

[dankearl]

I would like more of the reflection, love the whatever in the beak.

[Dick Huberty]

Troy, another great shot. I wouldn't change a thing.

[Troy Lim]

I would like more of the reflection, love the whatever in the beak.

I would have liked it also, but water was not smooth enough to create a mirror reflection that is worth including in the shot. :)

[Kerry Perkins]

Troy, excellent work! Color, sharpness, pose, background - all working really well. Love the water and I much prefer to see the bird larger like this than to try to force the reflection. As you said, reflections only work if they are like a mirror image, and even then I don't always want to see the reflection. To me, the reflection shot is a specialty look and not expected to be the norm for every bird in water shot.

Is that a pipe fish?

[Cheryl Slechta]

Troy, this is perfect. I like everything about it

[Troy Lim]

Troy, excellent work! Color, sharpness, pose, background - all working really well. Love the water and I much prefer to see the bird larger like this than to try to force the reflection. As you said, reflections only work if they are like a mirror image, and even then I don't always want to see the reflection. To me, the reflection shot is a specialty look and not expected to be the norm for every bird in water shot.

Is that a pipe fish?

Kerry,
I am not sure, but it looked like worm to me. They dug it from deep in the ground.