Wandering Tattler

Gallery: AvianPosted August 28, 2010121 views16 comments

This is a Lifer for me and two of them showed up locally a day or so ago. I missed the one seen last year, so I am delighted to get this! They do run long the sand very quickly!

1D MkIV, 300mm + 2.0X, 1/500 @ f11, ISO800, handheld, afternoon overcast sky, used Rapid Strap to carry camera and lens on bicycle - quickest way to get to this spot.

Your comments would be appreciated.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 28, 2010 at 4:01 AM

You succeeded very well, KC !!!
Mauro

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 28, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Congrats on the lifer - and the shot. I kike the raised leg.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 28, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Great bird; fun image.

That's a handful to hold, and I can't imagine taking such a rig on a bike.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on August 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Remarkable for a bicycle! Love the pose!

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 28, 2010 at 11:52 AM

Very cool, Kwan. I like the pose and open bill. The wave in the background adds to the setting. Congrats on the lifer.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 28, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Great pose, Kwan. Congratulations on the lifer.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 28, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Congratulations on the lifer, KC, and on a fine shot of a difficult species. I've spent entire days along the Tangle River, where this species breeds, and not gotten anything this nice. A fine capture of definitive behavior.

And you are a brave man to carry that rig on a bicycle...

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 28, 2010 at 5:04 PM

I like the quirky pose KC.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 28, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Wonderful shot, KC!

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on August 28, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Congratulations on getting this Lifer. A wonderful image, I really like the leg position and the turned head with the open beak, it makes the image really "alive" for me. Nice detail and bg too.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Webster on August 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Congratulations on a lifer.

This is a very interessting pose. I like the one lifted leg. My only nit is that the legs aren't sharp. This would be a top notch image if the legs were sharper.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 29, 2010 at 2:43 AM

Way to go with this find. He looks pretty carefree, rather kicking up his heels and making smart alec comments as he leaves by the looks of it.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 29, 2010 at 8:04 AM

Fanatastic KC - the old tattler two step

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 29, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Amazing Kwan. The head turn and the raise foot are excellent. The nice low angle and the uncluttered background put the icing on the cake.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 29, 2010 at 7:45 PM

Congrats on the lifer Kwan, I'm used to seeing this species on the rocks, not the beach. I really like the head turn and open beak.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 30, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Excellent KC, it would be a lifer for me too!

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