Willet

Posted by Alan Murphy on Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:59 pm

All times are UTC-05:00

0 people like this post

First unread post

| 16 posts |

Page 1 of 1

Willet

Galveston, Texas

D850, 600, ISO 640, f8, 1/800

One from last Spring.

Alan Murphy
NSN 0014
www.alanmurphyphotography.com

Posted by:
Alan Murphy
Lifetime Member

Location: Houston, Texas
Member #:00014
Posts: 27330
Joined: 20 Aug 2003

View portfolio
Visit website

by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:59 pm

Cynthia Crawford
Moderator

Posts: 20473
Joined: 10 Jun 2006
Location: Vermont
Member #:00733

View portfolio
Visit website

Terrific calling pose-great light. Love the wings back and the interesting perch.

Cynthia (Cindy) Crawford-Moderator, Photo & Digital Art
web site: http://www.creaturekinships.net
"If I Keep a Green Bough in My Heart, the Singing Bird Will Come" Chinese Proverb

0 people like this post

by Karl Egressy on Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:21 pm

Karl Egressy
Forum Contributor

Posts: 39596
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Member #:00988

View portfolio

Great calling pose with open wings. Background is a beauty, Alan.

0 people like this post

by Gene Gwin on Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:38 pm

Gene Gwin
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5375
Joined: 26 Feb 2015

Visit website

Alan, Excellent details and superb background. Like the tints of red.

www.lagunasecaranch.com

0 people like this post

by LynnS on Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:08 pm

LynnS
Forum Contributor

Posts: 12706
Joined: 3 Apr 2007
Location: SoCal

Alan, wonderful water colors, interesting perch and exciting pose - love the wings up and open beak!

Lynn

0 people like this post

by Mako_Elite on Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:14 pm

Mako_Elite
Forum Contributor

Posts: 3355
Joined: 28 Sep 2016
Location: Washington State

Visit website

What a beauty. I love the bird separation from the BG standing on clump of dirt and grass. This bird is screaming it's lungs out

.
Nicely done Alan!

Ludo

0 people like this post

by Debapratim Saha on Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:48 pm

Debapratim Saha
Forum Contributor

Posts: 5521
Joined: 31 Jul 2011
Location: Siliguri,India

Visit website

Nice calling pose and lovely light here.

Photography is the only solace in life

0 people like this post

by Ron Day on Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:54 pm

Ron Day
Lifetime Member

Posts: 17817
Joined: 5 Sep 2003
Member #:00819

View portfolio
Visit website

The calling pose with wings back is remarkable, Alan. Super job of capturing the peak moment/action with this willet.

Ron Day www.rondayphotography.com

0 people like this post

by Graeme Guy on Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:31 am

Graeme Guy
Forum Contributor

Posts: 2713
Joined: 26 Nov 2011
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Member #:01714

View portfolio
Visit website

Alan
Your usual excellent composition and lighting with a clean background

Cheers
Graeme

Graeme Guy
Penang,
Malaysia

http://grguy.smugmug.com

0 people like this post

by Frank Schauf on Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:32 am

Frank Schauf
Forum Contributor

Posts: 2576
Joined: 24 Jan 2012
Location: Germany

Great light and very nice action.

Frank Schauf

0 people like this post

by david fletcher on Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:16 pm

david fletcher
Moderator

Posts: 34377
Joined: 24 Sep 2004
Location: UK
Member #:00525

View portfolio

Nothing more to add here Alan. Drop dead gorgeous.

Make your life spectacular!

NSN00525

0 people like this post

by Carol Clarke on Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:15 pm

Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator

Posts: 73222
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
Location: Lincolnshire, UK. In tune with Nature.
Member #:00067

View portfolio

Willet, or won't it? What a gorgeous shot and superb capture of the calling pose, Alan.

Carol.

Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator.

"When the power of love is greater than the love of power,
the world will know peace"....Jimi Hendrix.

NSN0067

0 people like this post

by Tim Zurowski on Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:34 pm

Tim Zurowski
Forum Contributor

Posts: 18881
Joined: 4 Apr 2006
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Visit website

Just fantastic Alan! Just reminds me why I have given up bird photography.

Cheers
Tim Zurowski
https://timzurowski.smugmug.com/

0 people like this post

by Ramesh Kodavatiganti on Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:27 pm

Ramesh Kodavatiganti
Forum Contributor

Posts: 260
Joined: 27 Oct 2017
Location: Pennsylvania
Member #:2109

View portfolio

Brilliantly captured!

0 people like this post

by George Whalen on Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:30 pm

George Whalen
Forum Contributor

Posts: 958
Joined: 2 Oct 2013
Location: Cambridge Ontario, Canada

sorry folks, this is not a calling pose, its a distress calling pose. this bird probably has been called to this perch many times. I have seen it many times with Virginia rails and other birds in my area.

0 people like this post

by Alan Murphy on Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:28 pm

Alan Murphy
Lifetime Member

Posts: 27330
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Location: Houston, Texas
Member #:00014

View portfolio
Visit website

George Whalen wrote:sorry folks, this is not a calling pose, its a distress calling pose. this bird probably has been called to this perch many times. I have seen it many times with Virginia rails and other birds in my area.

Sorry George, you are 100% incorrect in that it was called to the perch. The bird uses this perch all the time and does this call when another Willet flies by.

Alan Murphy
NSN 0014
www.alanmurphyphotography.com

0 people like this post