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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Pectoral Sandpiper

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted February 4, 2014306 views9 comments
CA Coast

D800
500mm
1/640 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1+2
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 4, 2014 at 1:37 AM
Hi Sandy,

I'll defer to your local experts but if I saw this in Australia I'd call it a Pectoral Sandpiper (and I'd be very pleased as they're not common at all)
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 4, 2014 at 8:36 AM
Very nice image. Wish for a bit more head turn toward you. I really like the foreground elements.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 4, 2014 at 10:38 AM
Been a while since I've seen one here in AZ but I agree on your ID.

Nice low viewpoint and excellent detail, exposure, etc. Colors and contrast look spot on as well.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 4, 2014 at 3:15 PM
Excellent detail, color, lighting and bg, Sandy! Nicely done!
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 5, 2014 at 1:18 AM
Definitely a Pectoral, Sandy. With a very dirty bill. Good capture, and I like the low angle you got. Fine techs. A bit more of a turn to the camera would make it stronger, but you got all the bird gave you.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 5, 2014 at 4:38 PM
Nice pose and I like the tangle of grasses in the water as a perch, Sandy.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on February 5, 2014 at 5:57 PM
hello sandy

very nice and could even be better with a slight head turn!

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 5, 2014 at 10:42 PM
Hi Sandy :wavey: Masterful capture of the Pectoral sandpiper :cool: the detail and colors are .delightful..
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 6, 2014 at 9:10 PM
While I agree with the head turn comments, this is still a very nice side view of the sandpiper. Nice low angle and I like the grassy mound. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments