John Cleese

Gallery: AvianPosted January 2, 2013160 views13 comments

Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus

Went out to a local swamp to try and photograph some Wood Sandpipers I'd seen the day before. No luck with the Woodies but there was no shortage of Red-knees parading in front of me. Got this one just before sunset.

1DMkIV 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/2500 exp comp -1/3
lying in mud with camera on bean bag resting on a boogie board

cheers
Rob

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 2, 2013 at 8:34 PM

Great pose and good to see the surfs up in the Western District lakes.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 2, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Perfect low angle - love the grey mud and the raised foot.. nice light and well handled white/blacks

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 2, 2013 at 9:57 PM

The Ministry of Silly Walks - indeed. Or perhaps "don't mention the war" Basil Fawlty?

A neat bird - strikingly different form our plovers.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on January 2, 2013 at 10:08 PM

Definitely a silly walk!

Just a beautiful shot of a lovely bird. Getting down and dirty paid off in aperfect backdrop to a perfectly exposed image.

Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 2, 2013 at 10:16 PM

excellent low angle shot, great pose and detail, love the tones in background, well done!

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 2, 2013 at 10:31 PM

Great low angle shot ! Fine details and lovely background.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 3, 2013 at 7:31 AM

Nice low angle and light Rob. Love the muddy foot. Seems to need some CW rotation.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 3, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Beautiful angle, Rob and very sweet light.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Wonderful catch.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 4, 2013 at 1:47 AM

A beauty of a bird sweet light

Great pose, that lifted foot is awesome. Excellent details.

Sweet One Rob!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by David Sewell on January 4, 2013 at 6:28 PM

I laughed as soon as I saw the title, which probably says a lot about my age and where I grew up. Great title, great picture.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM

Another excellent shot of these beauties!
Sandy

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Great low angle and nice light, Rob. Nice title. Like Ron B said, needs a minor CW rotation.

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