A cool and cloudy day in north-central Iceland. Lots of bugs and a fair number of birds. Fortunately, these bugs don’t bite but there are so many of them that one’s comfort is affected when shooting. I did remove some bugs from the image but kept the one next to the chest area because it was so sharp.
Is this a composite: No
ISO 2000, 400+1.4 X, F7 .1, 2000th, 50% of full frame
Hi David
The detail on this Common snipe is amazing. Sometimes clouds and be a are a photographers best friend. Nice work.
Peter
Wonderful pose and detail! The ripples in the BG are a very nice touch to give some subtle detail to the BG and give a sense of the surface. I like the degree to which the FG is OOF, providing a base to the image without being distracting.
Beautiful, David. Superb detail and color in the snipe with a nice background. It’s interesting to see one in such an exposed setting without a bunch of vegetation around.
Outstanding capture here, David. Excellent detail and I, too like the droplets breaking up the bg surface. As fine a shot as I’ve ever seen, top to bottom.
