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Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola


Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Photo Information
Copyright: Stefan Kardos (stevkds) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 276 W: 11 N: 411] (1789)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 400mm f5.6L USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-17 17:20
Viewed: 1163
Points: 76
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Wood Sandpiper in all plumages is slimmer, leggier and more elegant than most other sandpipers, more like a small Redshank. They also have beautifully spangled upperparts and an obvious pale supercilium. They are a paler brown than the Green Sandpiper and there is no obvious contrast between dark breast and pale belly. In flight Wood Sandpipers show a neat, square white rump but they look brown and white not black and white and their underwings are pale.

Breeds in marshes and peatbogs. Occurs on passage beside freshwater lagoons, lakes and marshes.

An uncommon passage migrant usually in smaller numbers than Common or Green Sandpipers. Mainly seen on the east and south coasts, with favoured localities such as Cley and Minsmere being the best localities. A few pairs breed in Scotland.

One of the commonest breeding waders of Scandinavia, they occur as passage migrants at many of the wetlands of central and southern Europe 'en route' to their wintering areas in Africa.

Model = Canon EOS 5D
Exposure Time = 1/1000"
F Number = F7.1
Exposure Program = Shutter priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 250
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Focal Length = 400mm

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  • Great 
  • Bac Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 97 W: 3 N: 33] (480)
  • [2007-04-17 17:24]

Reflection is very impressive and the sharpness as well, good shot. TFS.

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-04-17 17:33]

Great shot with very good POV. I like the reflection and composition.TFS

Hi Stefan,
A great capture of this Wood Sandpiper wading around in the water. His reflection is a nice addition to all the colours and textures. Nicely composed, framing and note.
TFS Janice

Hi Stefan
This is an amazing shot! It is just like a symmetrical picture! The focus, detail, colours and composition are all first rate! Well Done!
Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hi Stefan,
Lovely shot of this sandpiper! Good POV, great reflections and sharpness and lovely colours. Nice to see it in its natural environment too. Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

This is a super composition Stefan. I love seeing some of the habitat with the animal. The reflection is really nice. About how much would you say you are able to crop images taken with that lens?

TFS
Evelynn : )

Hi Stefan,
A really great composition. Quality light and a spot on exposure. Beautiful colors and sharp detail. A great reflection in the calm water. Excellent camera work!
Scott

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-04-17 21:04]

Lovely shot with great reflection. Ligt, colours and sharp details are very good. Great POV.
tfs
debz

Great shot Stefan, love the reflections and the color. awesome. TFS
Donna:o)

Hi Stefan,
Excellent image of this Sandpiper. The colours and reflections are superb. Wow, I'm impressed.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5578] (18516)
  • [2007-04-17 22:58]

Hi Stefan,
Excellent shot of the Sandpiper. Fantastic light with fine focus and sharp details. The reflection on the calm water adds so much beauty to the shot. The green grass lends appropriate colour. Great POV and DOF as well as a fine BG. Very nicely composed and presented. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Wow Stefan
Such a nice shot.look at the reflection. great details even in reflection. so calm, lovely.
perfect composition with great sharpness.
well done
TFS
Regards

timon

nice focus good colors excellent reflection in the water

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2007-04-18 1:54]

Hello Stefan,
Great shot of a Wood Sandpiper in its natural habitat. This is sharp, with good lighting and detail and the bird has a fine pose. I like the reflection in the water too.
You must have come quite close to get such a good shot.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2007-04-18 2:06]

Hello Stefan,
You offer us a lovely bird with a nice reflection in bonus.
The "+++" : composition, reflection, subject, POV, sharpness, DOF, colors, exposure, frame, useful note...
The "-" : nothing...
Congratulations and TFS.

  • Great 
  • Libor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 176 W: 1 N: 25] (1101)
  • [2007-04-18 2:11]

Fantastic shot of beautiful shot .
very good POV and nice reflection.
Well done Libor

Good composition, with sharp reflections. The colours show very well.

Hello Stefan,
Lovely shot! The reflection makes it really interesting and pleasant to look at. The colours are very natural and BG really clean. I like it.
WELL DONE!

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2007-04-18 7:51]

Hi Stefan

A truely splendid capture! Not only you've managed a great shot of this Wood Sandpiper, but you also got a superb reflection fro the water surface.
The POV you chose here is excellent for such a shot and the exposure is very well handled. Due to that, all the colors and tones came out wonderfully.
The details are also very good and the composition is charming.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hello Stefan,
This is a superb picture of this bird! I like this composition, POV, colors, exposure and great reflection in the water. You also caught a nice light in its eye and this framing is appropriated. We have similar specie here too. Well done!
Claudine

Hi Stefan,
a very nice picture of a beautifil wader.
It's quite common up here but still hard to get a good shot of it. Good details, beautiful reflection and well composed.
Well done.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-04-18 10:42]

Hi Stefan,

Beautiful picture of the sandpiper with an amazing reflection! Wonderful colors and details in a fantastic setting.

Jane

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  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 0 N: 242] (1826)
  • [2007-04-18 17:07]

Hi Stefan
This is an amazing shot!
bravo and TFS
marcin

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-04-19 9:48]

Ahoj Stefan.
Nadherne ostry obrazek s perfektnim odrazem ve vode.Libi se mi detaily a kontrastni barvy.Voda je tak neuveritelne klidna.Dobra prace.
Mej se pekne,Milos.

Hello Stefan a lovely shot very creative excellent low POV and well composed congrats! rgds Necip.

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  • methos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 213 W: 51 N: 281] (1187)
  • [2007-04-19 18:19]

Hi Stefan,
Great shot. I love the natural and specific settings. The details and colors on the sbject are excellent and the reflection perfect.
Great BG and DOF.
TFS!

Hi Stefan,
Nice capture. Very well composed; great reflection.
Isn't it a heavy lens to work with? I should be afraid to damage the body and the lens if you hold the body by mistake...
Well done!!
TFS
Annick

Salut Stéfan
C'est vraiment intéressant comme prise de vue que cet oiseau que je vois pour la premičre fois. La présentation est trčs jolie avec un bel effet de mirroir ainsi que les couleurs et les détails
J'ai bien apprécié ta note.
Merci et au revoir....JP

Hi Stev, lovely Tringa and splendid reflections, well composed with great details, very well done, have a nice week end.
Ciao Silvio

  • Great 
  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2007-04-20 17:28]

Hi Stefan

Great POV and reflection. The colours are really striking and the light you have captured is great.

James

Hello Stefan,
Very nice balanced light illuminates your subject perfectly, th edetails are wonderful and the reflection really makes this nice capture a winner. :)

Hi, Stefan.
Beautiful shot. Nice evening light and reflection. Well composed with good sharpness.

Excellent shot, amazing shapness.
Andrea

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 537 W: 0 N: 716] (4191)
  • [2007-04-24 14:48]
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Nádherný záběr. Super odraz a parádní kompozice. Vodouše jsem ještě neviděl, alespoň o tom nevím. U nás v okolí je málo míst, kde bych mohl vodní ptáky pozorovat. Tady nejsou ani rackové (čajky).

Hi Stefan, beautiful capture, with a perfect reflection, well done!!!

hello stefan!
very nice capture with
a fine reflection and
good sharpness!
well done!

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 252 W: 17 N: 494] (3255)
  • [2007-05-19 15:26]

Hi Stefan...
great composition with the reflection...
beautiful colors...
very well done..

I never see sandpipers now. When I was young the beach was full of them. Beautiful shot of a charming bird!

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