A Shy Willet

Gallery: AvianPosted March 5, 2010117 views5 comments

I went to Ocean Springs last weekend, and there were a fair number of Willets browsing along the low tide shoreline. This one came in a bit too close for the glass I had. Shot at around 7am in direct morning sun.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20, Iso 400 1/2500 f6.3 EV 0.0, cropped vertical from horizontal original.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 5, 2010 at 6:29 PM

That morning light is really great, Bill. I don't think that the reflection is really missed here because the detail in the bird really attracts our interest so well.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 5, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Super shot Bill. The light makes this image for me. The bit of a head turn, and the foot up pose add as well.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 6, 2010 at 6:44 AM

Bill,

I love the cool blues in the water and how well they compliment the warm tones of the willet in this image. I love the one foot being raised and the water droplets by that foot, the sweet light and the comp you used. I might have removed a sliver more at the bottom to remove the underside of the bird and just left the reflection of the legs myself, but that is just my personal preference.

Hope you get plenty of shorebird shots on your upcoming trip! You might want to email Adrian and see if he can join you for a morning?

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 6, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Bill:
What the others have already stated: wonderful light, beautiful blue water with texture added by the ripples, and the posture with the lifted foot.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 6, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Bill,
beautiful image! I really like the light, the pose and the blue water too.

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