Semipalmated Sandpiper

Gallery: AvianPosted June 16, 201183 views8 comments

Photo taken shortly after sunrise on May 10, 2011 at Opal Beach near Pensacola.
D300, 500mm + 1.4x tc, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 250, tripod.
Cropped to about 60% of full frame. Selective sharpening applied to the bird with Noise Ninja. Brightness, exposure and other minor adjustments in LR3.
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Great angle and perfect dof, David. I like the obvious "stretching" of the prey, and the stance of the Sandpiper conveys the effort being exerted.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Very nice. I agree with all the points Dennis has mentioned.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 17, 2011 at 1:32 AM

A truly wonderful capture, David. Spot on techs, too. Hard to find anything to criticize.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 17, 2011 at 4:26 AM

Everything's spot-on, and the added interest of the ... whatever the heck that the Sandpiper is pulling out of the sand, take this image well over the top, very well done David :^)

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 17, 2011 at 5:18 AM

Nice low angle, detail and the worm is a beauty.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 17, 2011 at 3:19 PM

Love it. Great catch !!!!! That worm isn't leaving home without a fight.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 17, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Great action and nice low angle, that's quite a worm he's got.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on June 20, 2011 at 2:06 PM

love the action and the super soft light David, well done!!

cheers, Dennis

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