American Avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 2012288 views4 comments

Some of the local avocets are starting to develop breeding colours (not this one).

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 15.0m
1/1600 sec, f/5
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 20, 2012 at 6:59 AM

This is nice Sandy. Love the water drips. Lifted foot is nice too.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 20, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Wonderful pose and nice job on handling the b/w contrast, I also like the open beak and water drops, way to go Sandy.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Enjoying this shot a lot. Looking forward to see a picture of the great breeding colors on these guys. The blue background is really nice here

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 20, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Very nice. The rasied foot, open bill, and water drops are all excellent elements.

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