Taken when I visited a local creek mouth yesterday. I laid down about ten feet away from the creek mouth and waited. This Whimbrel flew in for a quick drink among a group of Heerman's Gulls and a lone Black Oystercatcher.
Canon 50D, 500mm f/4
1/2000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400
Handheld
Amazing light and pose. Just love the water drops, the head turn and the way the oof vegetation in the fg and the bg sandwich the beautiful water.
Looks like it needs a tiny bit of CW rotation. I also find it a tag tight on the left edge. But these are just minor points.
This is a terrific image, would love to see it bigger.
Last edited by Sidharth Kodikal; 07-18-2011 at 10:17 PM.
Aidan, wonderful shot...low angle, pose, water drops, clean BG, light angle, head angle...everything nailed. Liked how you got the bird perfectly in the blue band.
Agree that it needs a little more room on the left.