Willet Tug-o-War

Gallery: AvianPosted August 29, 2011152 views12 comments

From last Saturday afternoon at low tide. I followed this one around for quite some time, and almost accidentally got this just as the bird was extracting the snack. Cropped about 75% for comp.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/2500 f6.3 -0.3EV

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM

Really nice Bill. Love the worm action. Nice exposure and FG and BG too. Bird looks sharp, but a larger version would help with that assessment.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 29, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Looks good as posted - another nice entry in your Willet collection.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on August 29, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Beautiful soft colors, a stretched-out worm - who could ask for more?

I'd like to see a larger version, though.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 29, 2011 at 9:40 PM

The colors in this image are awesome, Bill. Great detail and the composition works great. The worm is a huge bonus. Superb image.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 29, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Nice capture of feeding action, Bill. Like the muted colors and soft light in the image. The square comp suits the image very well.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 29, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Nice one Bill, exposure looks right on.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on August 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Great action in this one. Wish you got lower.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on August 30, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Bill,
Nice behavioral shot. Great lighting, catch light in the eye, and composition. Looks pretty sharp but hard to tell without a larger version to peek at. Good catch Bill.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on August 30, 2011 at 8:21 PM

Spot on . Good one.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 30, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Excellent shot of a young willet! Getting lower would take this over the top!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 30, 2011 at 11:26 PM

I like how the bird and the worm line up diagonally in the frame. I often see Willets feeding like this, nice shot Bill.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 2, 2011 at 10:41 AM

Nice catch Bill.
May

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