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Sanderling

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Posted by Paul Hillion on January 7, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Sanderling
One from over the holiday period. Spent a good couple of hours slowly working closer to the Sanderlings who were feeding at the shoreline only to be foiled on numerous occasions by dogs. It wasn't until they'd flown to the rocks for a nap that it became easier to get closer, in fact as long as one took it slowly you could get remarkably close.

Canon EOS 50D, 500mm f/4 Lens, 1.4x, f/11, 1/1250, ISO 400, -2/3EC, handheld.
Posted by Danny Green on January 7, 2009 at 5:37 PM
A real cracker Paul got to love these birds.

Danny :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on January 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM
I really like this one !
If only you could get bit of light on the leg, as is the bird looks suspended. :smile
(It shouldn't be too difficult. You could blow it up and select the leg and lighten it )
I think it's well worth it.
Lovely shot.
JR
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Posted by Paul Hillion on January 7, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I'll try that John, good idea. Thanks :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 8, 2009 at 3:52 AM
Lovely lighting and pose Paul - well stalked.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 8, 2009 at 4:12 AM
That is a beautiful image Paul.
Robert
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 8, 2009 at 6:27 AM
Superb light on the subject and very well composed. Slight nit already mentioned but it's a very nice image.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 8, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Very nice Paul. I like the way the bird is 'framed' by the oof background :toast:

Dave
Posted by Lee Newman on January 8, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Very nice looking image & great feather detail.

Lee
Posted by Ben Gardner on January 8, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Lovely shot. I was up at Donna Nook a while ago and managed to get a few blurry shots of these fellers as they shot past me.
Posted by Ben Simmonds on January 8, 2009 at 1:18 PM
very nice great environment love the background OOF but can make out the sea/rocks.
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Lovely shot in all respects, do like the barnacles too :smile: