Willet in Evening Light

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 201198 views9 comments

I'm usually watching for low tides in the morning when the day breeze is relatively calm and cooler temps, but the trend here in the Mississippi Sound lately has been mornings relatively with high tides in the early hours. So this afternoon I went out to the Gulfport harbor area and found this cooperative Willet. I shot lots of duds(OOF, misframed and the usual garbage) but I liked this little slice of time I caught while the bird was at rest between quickly rummaging around making a living in the tidal pools. Cropped about 80% for comp. Larger image included.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO400 1/1250 f6.3 0.0EV

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9 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 30, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Nicely captured Bill. Terrific head turn/pose on him, and the techs all look perfect.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 31, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Hi Bill,

This image gives me a nice peaceful feeling just looking at it, I can almost hear the water gently washing up on the shore and feel the Gulf breeze. I love the setting, the blues & tans of the water compliment the willet's color very well, the great headturn and profile of the face and bill. Lovely soft light, details and sharpness. Thanks for providing the larger version. This appeals to me a lot.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 31, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Nice position and clean presentation.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on July 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM

Bill, I love the shallow water and the soft color palette to it. Nice pose and details.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 31, 2011 at 5:40 PM

Bill, I enjoy the simplicity of the image and think your composition works especially well.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 31, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Spot on ! Luckily the wave action has meant you haven.t had to chop or include a reflection.

Good stuff.
JohnR

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 31, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Sweet pose, Bill. I like this a lot.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Nice job in getting this, I really like the comp with the water and waves, the larger image show some nice feather detail as well, way to go, well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 1, 2011 at 9:21 PM

Lovely peaceful shot Bill

cheers
Rob

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