Marbled Godwit

[Brendan Dozier]

Taken the other morning at Carlsbad State Beach, CA. Rotated, cropped, blur on BG, ACR, CS5

7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x, HH
1/3200
5.6
ISO 400

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Interesting light, setting and lovely low angle. Very nice image.
I think this is a curlew.

[Brendan Dozier]

Thanks Sidarth, I believe you are right about this being a curlew.
They both have the long pinkish bills, but have to remember the curlew's is curved down, and the godwit's is straighter.

[Gary Esman]

Hi Brendan, great perspective here! Love the wave coming in, the walking pose and feeding behavior.

Gary.

[gail bisson]

This is lovely. My favorite thing about this shot is the light and the foamy water. Great low angle and feeding pose.
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Brendon, I like how the bird pops from the dark waves...good exposure on the whites as well. details, pose...very nice. With te bird bent this way, I'd have a little more room below and less above....if you have. Or...if there are distractions above, then just take a little off the top.

[dankearl]

This is very nice Brendan.
The angle and DOF is really good.
Just enough foam in focus.
Agree on just a bit more room below, but I would not take any off the top.

[Brendan Dozier]

Thanks everyone, much appreciated. Good advice Kaustubh, here's a repost

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice, repost is an improvement. Did you also get one with the head parallel to the back of the camera?

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Really like the repost. Great low angle, love the foamy water, lovely light, and excellent pose.
Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Brendan, excellent low angle here, and I like feeding pose. Good detail all round, and your repost does work much better.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent shot great timing and I really like the exposure. The composition of the repost works for me.

[Christian Neumann]

Brendan,
thank you for showing this excellent image.
For me, as an European, who is not familar with this species, the bird looks more like a curlew. The bill is curved downwards as in all curlews, whereas the bill of the Marbled godwit should be curved upwards. Please let me know if I am wrong.
Edit: Sorry, I haven't read Sidarth's reply when writing this comment.

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful LB Curlew shot. Great low angle. Love the foamy water, light, pose; and repost helps the comp. Nice work on the BG.

[Louie Champan]

Very good shot, nice low angle, which always make for an interesting composition, and further I really like the depth of field. Just enough detail in the foam but fades into a blur, well done.