I captured this image this morning while out in my Kayak, it was a wonderful morning in the kayak seeing three of these little SS chasing each other around on the muddy shoreline after the big storm we had a few days before.
Techs:
Hand Held
1600 SS
f8
ISO 800
Mark IV and 500mmf4 with 1.4x
All comments and suggestions are very welcomed.
TFL
Last edited by Chad Caswell; 08-07-2011 at 07:36 PM.
Absolutely gorgeous light on this one, Chad. The plumes on the wings are actually shining. I love the colors on this one, and the raised wings are a huge plus. I personally like the vertical and have no problems with the mud, but it never hurts to try another comp/crop just to make sure.
Excellent! Love the pose and comp as is. This is not a Spotted Sandpiper though...notice the fine barring on the neck, tail, and lack of stripe near the eye. I believe you've got yourself a Solitary Sandpiper...
This is a beautiful image, Chad. I love that pose and the background and shooting angle are fantastic.
I agree with Daniel that this looks rather like a Solitary Sandpiper (which in my experience is much harder to photograph).
Chad, well timed to get the raised wings, well exposed and sharp. As mentioned in Noelle's image, shooting from a kayak must surely be the way to go. Excellent perspective, and I like the BG.
Ahhhh a Solitary Sandpiper, Thanks Daniel.. I'm no good at these shore bird ID's and I really appreciate all the help I can get until I get better at IDing them Thanks for all the kind comments and suggestions, they are very much appreciated.
Beautiful shot. Great pose and BG. I personally like the horizontal comp and don't mind the mud, although I might have taken just a little bit of the oof mud off the bottom. Don't lean out to far with that 500.