White-rumped Sandpiper

[Mike Milicia]

EOS-1D Mk IV, 500mm f/4L IS + 1.4x II, 1/640, f/8, ISO 800
Skimmer ground pod with Wimberley
About 50% of Full Frame

Photographed this past weekend on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Looking forward to your comments and critiques!

[Luis Villablanca]

Great image, Mike. I love the low angle, light, detail, soft background and pose.
I'd add a bit of room to the right.

[Karl Egressy]

Beauty image Mike.
I wish it were in my files.
Love the low angle, soft light and details.

[gail bisson]

Mike,
The soft light is dreamy. Low angle is great and the HA police will be in 7th heaven! Your pics are awesome-when I see them I am inspired to try harder but sometimes the "green-eyed monster "in me comes out and I get soooo jealous!! Keep me inspired and keep the images coming,
Gail

[Richard Unsworth]

A beautiful image, at a level to aspire to reach

[Bill Dix]

Sweet image, Mike, for all the reasons noted above.

[Shreeni Rao]

Lovely image Mike. I would love to see the full reflection

[Grace Scalzo]

Clean and lovely. Nice eye contact and a sweet bird.

[DanWalters]

Love the detail in the bird and the low angle. Agree with a little more room on the right.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great low angle again, and the techs perfect. I too find the little fella a bit close to the right edge.

[Brendan Dozier]

All been said, Mike, beautifully composed & captured!

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,nice soft colors, nice pose,agree on a bit more room on the right.well done.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Textbook shot...in a good way. Loved it. clean, low angle, nice HA, excellent sharpness, soft light....well done. agree with some more room on right. You've produced some great images from the beach, Mike.

[Mike Milicia]

Thanks to all for taking the time to comment!

I agree about more room on the right. Here is a re-post where I just shifted the bird left in the frame.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet bird, soft light, and way sharp. A classic worn, molting adult with all the field marks. Wings on the short side for this species as they barely make it past the tail tip.