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Common Greenshank


Common Greenshank
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Copyright: samiran nandy (samiran88) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 834 W: 85 N: 1657] (10271)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2014-01-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D90, Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/8, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2014-01-24 5:34
Viewed: 1359
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
22 January 2014, Santiniketan was covered with fog, no sunlight. I decided to go to Ajoy riverbed (about 10 km from Santiniketan) to find some migratory birds. That day was not for conventional photography day, but if we try we can get some interesting shot like this. A highkey effect.

Hope you like this image of a Common Greenshank. Thank you for visiting and comments.

The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a large, rather heavily built wader, in the large family Scolopacidae. When not breeding, it is mainly grey-brown above and pale below. The head and neck are flecked with dark grey. The bill is dark to green-grey and is long with a slight upward curve. There is a narrow white eye ring and the long legs are yellowish-green. In flight, the Greenshank has a dark outer-wing and an obvious white rump and back. When breeding, there are bold black chevrons on the chest and the upper body is heavily streaked and marked. They are rarely seen in groups, but in twos or individually. Young birds are similar to non-breeding adults, but with browner upperparts.
The Common Greenshank breeds in the Palaearctic regions and is widespread in Africa, Coastal Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Philippines and southern New Guinea. They are common throughout Australia in the summer.
Common Greenshanks are migratory, and are found both on the coast and inland, in estuaries and mudflats, mangrove swamps and lagoons, and in billabongs, swamps, sewage farms and flooded crops.
Greenshanks eat insects, worms, molluscs, small fish and crustaceans, feeding both by day and night. They feed by picking from the surface, probing, sweeping and lunging at the edges of mudflats or shallows. They may walk along the shoreline and even chase small fish in the shallow water.
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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1618 W: 106 N: 3208] (15166)
  • [2014-01-24 6:08]

Hi,
Beautiful, high key, image of this lovely bird with striking pose...yes, heavy mist sometimes gives unusual images..this will also look good in b&w..tfs.
nagraj.v

Hello Samiran

Beautiful photo of this wader bird in his hunting / fishing pose, with its
reflection and the high key image giving an artistic effect to the photo, TFS

Asbed

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5137 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2014-01-24 6:44]

Hello Samiran,
The fog gave a special atmosphere in this fascinating photo. Great sharpness, details and composition. Beautiful colours and a fine pose.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Samiran Da,
Beautiful picture of this bird.Very clear and detailed picture.
Dekhe eta khub kothin chobi bole mone hochhe.Ato alo kintu pakhita khub sundor dekha jachhe.Abar bolle foggy day!Photography khub kothin subject dekhchi Samiran Da!
Excellent quality.You have great knowledge in this field.
Thanks for sharing,
Regards and have a nice time,
Srikumar

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2014-01-24 9:26]

Hi Samiran,very original way to show us this greenshank,only the bird in a white carpet,you manage very well this terrible backlight creating an original pic.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Hello Samiran
Great pose of this fellow in such difficult light.Superb composition sharpness and reflection.Thanks.
Have a great WE my Friend!
Best wishes
J.Diogo

hallo samiran
very good and sharpness composition with beautiful colours
thanks greeting lou

Ciao Samiran, great capture of lovely bird, fascinating reflection, excellent sharpness, splendid light and wonderful natural colors, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

Just fantastic scenographic MF Samiran! Impressive details and DOF.

Roberto

Hello Samiran
照的清晰 很漂亮的水鳥
和上一張一樣的出色
這張的意境就有禪意 很美 也黑耐人尋味
水中的倒影也真是美麗奇
光線亮麗 用白色來鋪陳也很有巧思
構圖美麗 背景深遂
謝謝分享
STONE

Impressive lighting for an impressive photo Samiran! Very good composition too!
Regards,
Christodoulos

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715] (40574)
  • [2014-01-26 6:21]

Hello Samiran,
Very special and artistic presentation. Looks like a water-painting. Love the way you caught the bird and its reflection and all the white around. Excellent decentred composition too.
Very well done!
Anne

Hello Samiran bhai,

Hope life is good. Yes, despite foggy conditions, this is an amazing shot of this Common Greenshank, the reflection is wonderful and the posture of the bird so typical of the aquatic birds. The focus is perfect and because of the condition the typical background is missing except for the rippling water. Amazing!
Thanks for sharing,

warm regards/Abid

Hello Samiran Da,
Beautiful picture of this bird.Details are very clear.

Regards and have a nice weekend,
Biswarup

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