Black-tailed Godwit-Limosa limosa

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Weather has been awfull here lately and my work is consuming me....
So...here's one from last spring wich i had never posted before...

Black-tailed Godwits are just one of my favourite birds to photograph!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark2N
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 9,0
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1 1 /3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 640
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 +1.4 TC
Focal length:1092 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
From car window on beanbag
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening

[Gautam Biswas]

Hi Jeroen, This is a very nice image. The bird's pose with lifted right leg and ruffled feathers is very dynamic. The image is sharp and the BG well diffused and good contrast with the bird.If there was a little more catchlight, this would be an even more livelier image. Thanks for sharing

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iike the composition,light and BG!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and BG. If this is not full frame, I might put the bird a little lower in the frame.

[Lana Hays]

Jeroen
You know I get all tingly every time I see one of your godwits.......they are all favorites. Another wonderful image.....details, BG, action with the ruffled feathers and raised foot are all terrific. You do such an amazing job.........all I can do is drool.

[Paul Marcellini]

Love those ruffled feathers and the green background to pick up the green on the pole.