Long Billed Curlew

[Gaurav Mittal]

Long Billed Curlew, Morro Bay. Camera	Canon 1D Mark IV
Exposure	1/2000 sec
Aperture	f/8.0
Focal Length	700 mm
ISO Speed	400
Exposure Bias	-1/3 EV 500mm +1.4TC III hand held. The image has been slightly cropped

[Randy Stout]

Gaurav:

This image really shows off that trademark bill. Nice shooting angle. I like the 3D effect from having the light angle off to the right. Flying water a plus, like the stones/bottom showing through and matching the color of the plumage.

I might consider cropping slightly from the top, and would soften the brown blobs in LUC with the clone stamp or some other tech.

Cheers

Randy

[Ofer Levy]

Good techs and nice behaviour. Agree regarding cropping off the top.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

+1 on cropping the top , an awesome 3D effect you have managed here !!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Agree with some off the top, but an otherwise super image! Well done on the techs and the perfect POV for the water texture which I dig alot here.

[gail bisson]

I really like the clarity of the water and the play of blue and yellow in the water. A really nice image. I agree with Randy re: cloning the brown blobs in LUC,
Gail

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I like your low angle and the splashing water. Nice reflective yellows in the water too

[Craig Kerr]

Excellent exposure and water droplets adding to the image. Image beautifully sharp :-)

[christopher galeski]

very nice image,love the water splashes,pose.well done.

[pat lillich]

another really lovely one, Gaurav!!! love the splashes, the color and the sharpness - you have an incredible eye.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Gaurav, agree with all the positives above. A splendid image.

with water splashes, you need a lot of DOF..so better to go a bit high on ISO for higher SS. f/8 is good here but a higher SS would have given you a sharper face and droplets IMO.