Least Sandpiper

Gallery: AvianPosted January 2, 2012668 views16 comments

This Least Sandpiper is also from my outing with Rich Ditch and Jim Hackley, taken within a few minutes of the avocet I last posted. I thought the colors turned out well.

Congrats to the VERY well-deserved 2011 Editor's Pick winners, and thanks to everyone for the critiques, comments, and inspiration over the last year. Happy New Year!

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view the larger version if possible.

f/8, 1/2000, ISO 400

Crop to 71% of original (12.7 of 18MP)

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x, lying down with camera resting on my pack.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 2, 2012 at 8:23 PM

Beautiful light and low angle.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 2, 2012 at 10:54 PM

I like the light, the low angle and the colors. I also like the shallow DOF and the refection. Nice way to start off the new year.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on January 2, 2012 at 11:07 PM

Brian, You sure utilized the great light well. The low POV and the light reflections of the ripples on the Sandpiper are what I really like. The great techs and composition are great also.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 2, 2012 at 11:17 PM

I like this very low angle and golden light. The ghost-like reflection is appealing. Nice image.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 3, 2012 at 3:54 AM

Brian i must agree the low angle really does make this fine image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 3, 2012 at 8:13 AM

This is so cool! What I really love about it is how that reflection kind of fades away into the OOF foreground. Really nicely done!!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 3, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Glorious light , great low angle and colors

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 3, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Excellent shot Brian, that low perspective really adds a lot to this composition. The challenge was getting a sandpiper isolated from other birds and still getting a good water color and bird reflection which you were able to do. Good eye and well done.

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Comment posted by Ben Vanos on January 3, 2012 at 1:08 PM

I really like this shot. The reflection marks on the bird as well as the reflection of the bird in the water is awesome.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 3, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Wonderful light and I like the water reflection lines on the bird. Low angle works well. Colors are great too. Well executed Brian.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 3, 2012 at 8:57 PM

Excellent. Getting close and low is only part of the trick here - timing the shutter release to those rare times when the sandpiper isn't in a feeding frenzy is also hard to pull off.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on January 4, 2012 at 4:51 PM

I really like the low angle you got here and the light is beautiful, I like the moment you captured with the beak just touching the water and that pretty reflection.

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on January 4, 2012 at 4:54 PM

Gotta love the angle, reflection and the light, well done

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM

I really like the warm light in this one Brian. Also like the low angle and good detail.