Stacked boogie boards 2

Gallery: AvianPosted February 15, 2013180 views10 comments

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

There were a couple of really well coloured Pectoral Sandpipers (rare in Australia) but they refused to come out from behind the mass of Whiskered Terns.
The very alert posture was due to a gunshot from the adjacent paddock - something they will unfortunately be hearing a lot more in a few weeks time with the opening of duck season.

1DMKIV 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 800 f8 1/1600

cheers
Rob

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10 comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on February 15, 2013 at 5:41 AM

Very good image. I liked the light a lot

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 15, 2013 at 8:43 AM

Great pov, and comp here, Rob. Nice rendition of this Sandpiper.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on February 15, 2013 at 9:31 AM

Gorgeous light, great subject and nice low angle of view. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 15, 2013 at 10:26 AM

Wonderful low perspective and background colors really makes this sandpiper stand out. Excellent shot Rob, that stacked boogie board approach works very well.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on February 15, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Nice image Rob with sharp detail, great BG. Good job.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 15, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Pose, warm colours, low angle - all good.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 15, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Another one of your beautiful birds, the low level POV is just great. Excellent job capturing the colors and plumage detail. The water and BG also compliment presentation of the main subject. Very Nice!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 15, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Beautiful, Rob. I really like the way this setup works.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 16, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Light and color work very nice in this. The clipped reflection is not as troublesome as in the Red-kneed Dotterel image.

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Comment posted by May Haga on February 17, 2013 at 10:51 AM

Beautiful light and excellent pose.
May

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