Latham's Snipe

Gallery: AvianPosted March 29, 2010138 views14 comments

Latham's Snipe photographed near Noosa, Queensland. A dirty morning, but the sun briefly peeped through the drizzle. Had the 2x on which disables normal autofocus, so used live-view autofocus - slow but precise - so long as subject stays fairly still.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 2x, tripod set low in water, angle-finder c, kwik-camo, ISO400, f/9, 1/1000. Cropped for composition 61% of original.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 29, 2010 at 2:17 AM

Fantastic Simon - love the low perspective and setting. Could you please train our snipe to come out in the open like this?

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 29, 2010 at 4:16 AM

Great shot, Simon! Superb focus on the main subject only. I like it.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 29, 2010 at 8:17 AM

A great shot Simon, love the rain drops and the great low angle. Your exposure looks good and I like the comp. Great sharpness with the 500 + 2x. I will have to try the live-view focus technique some time. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 29, 2010 at 9:08 AM

nicely done, Simon. I like the light, pose, bg, and comp.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on March 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Very nice indeed!
The drizzle sets the mood.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on March 29, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Terrific image, Simon. The low angle, light and and great detail are super. Sounds like you really had to work for this one but it was worth it.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM

like the mood of this shot Simon with the rain coming down. Nice job of stopping a few drops!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM

Simon,
great DOF, detail, background. I really like the rain too.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on March 29, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Nice low level capture on the Snipe! Nice BG as well!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Buckingham on March 29, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Everything's working here, and the bird is so well isolated here that it takes this image to the next level. I also love the moistness of his bill. Congratz on an excellent capture.

Registered on March 22, 2010, 10 Posts, 13 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on March 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Nice low angle on this shot Simon. I like the included habitat and the bird looks really sharp dispite using the x2. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 29, 2010 at 7:45 PM

Really nice Simon. At first I thought the OOF foreground was a bit of a bother but it's been overcome by the intimacy provided by the low angle and I certainly wouldn't want you to crop it away because it would then be too tight on the legs and feet down there in the muck somewhere. Maybe I shouldn't have sold my 2x...

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 30, 2010 at 11:47 AM

Simon, the intimacy of this image draws me straight in then the bird and the setting make me want to stay there. Very well done.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 31, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Excellent. Nice and sharp and great low perspective. Manual focus !!, wow that is good.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments