Dunlin in Morning Light

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2012146 views5 comments

From this morning in Gulfport. We've had some pretty warm weather in the Southeast the last several days, so I was out this morning in shorts wading around the beach next to the harbor. It's not often that I can get very close to the smaller birds, but I found this Dunlin browsing in a shallow tidal pool along with some others. 4x5 crop to about 80% from 4/3rds original. Larger image included.

E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/640 f5.7 0.0EV

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 9, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Great low angle, Bill. I also like your composition, the space around the dunlin and the overall colors in this image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 9, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Really nice image!
Nice pose, great reflection, sharp detail and the low angle works perfectly.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on December 9, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Very nice. Love the colors and the low POV. I also like that the bill does not quite touch the water and that the "rough" water is behind the bird, giving this beautiful reflection.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 9, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Excellent. Nice to see this basic plumage and that definitive bill curve.

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Comment posted by Vanessa Caccamise on December 11, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Lovely shot!

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