Common but Beautiful

[yogesh_puranik]

Taken this beuatiful Common Sandpiper near my hometown Pune.
self critic: wish to see full legs.& i think front oof part can be avoided.
I liked the fly on his body..any idea about the id of that fly and what she must be doing on his body

Canon 500d|55-250@250mm|F8|ISO 400. C&C are MOST welcome

[Brendan Dozier]

Hi, Yogesh - No idea about fly id, but it does add some interest, and I like the low angle and detail you captured on this Sandpiper. Good sharpness. I think the OOF FG distracts from the bird a bit, and I might try to lighten or clone out that dark spot in the BG to the rt side.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Nice image , Yogesh . Ya the fly does add some interest . Good self critic . Should work as a vertical comp. too !!

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Yogesh


Good self awareness resulting in a good self critic. I just wanted to add that I like the green strip of color and the gradation of the background. Oh and I like the composition with bird bird well to the left and looking into the frame.