Willet

These were all over the place when I walked the Padre Island National Seashore last month and I managed to get a few flight shots out of it.  I don't know how it happened but I actually had to add canvas to this one to give the bird some room.  I added a sliver to the top and a fair amount to the bottom and right.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 516 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/2500, iso 640, manual exposure.  Processed in LR & PS CC.  See above for added canvas.  Selectively adjusted brightness, contrast and saturation on the bird and used Topaz detail to emphasize the feather structure.  I also brightened the light in the eye quite a bit.  Taken at 9:12 AM on March 13th under somewhat hazy skies.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,