This shot’s taken from the Zodiac on July 30, at 7:48AM. as I was trying to keep pace with this juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs. I was hoping to stay parallel with the juvenile and not spook it, this of course only worked for around two minutes.
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Peter.
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Canon R5, Canon 100-500mm & 1.ext, f10, 700mm, 1/1600, ISO 6400. The Shot is cropped by 50%. I adjusted the exposure, highlights, and saturation in DXO Photo Lab 5.
I really like the striding pose, Peter. Two minutes doesn’t sound like much, but these days you could almost fill a memory card in that time. I’m somewhat puzzled by the details in this image. The near leg and the bill are both extraordinarily sharp, but the body looks a bit soft and I can’t make that work in my head. Any ideas what might have caused that?
Nice one. Never seen a juvenile yellowlegs before. Like the walking pose you caught him in. The bill looks long compared to the head, which makes me think of a greater, but I wonder if the same holds true in the young ones.
Hi Dennis & Allen
Thank you for the comments. I id it as a lesser not Greater, because of the head feather detail. The same couple of softer feather location (under the eye…) showed the same way on all three shot I keep.
Maybe wet feather?
Peter
Nice series, Peter of an attractive bird. Indeed, parts of the bird seem a little soft, but I cannot explain it. 1/1600s should be enough I’d say. Either way, pleasant images ! Cheers, Hans
