Limosa limosa.

Equipamento: Canon 5D + EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

1 Abraço,
Pedro

Very nice Pedro, one of my favourite birds. This is a slightly unusual shot since they tend to prefer being in the water rather than on "terra firma".

What aperture were you using? I ask because the DOF looks very "shallow" - the legs and tail of the bird are very sharp and show great detail, but the head and bill look slightly "soft". I have found that using this (superb) lens "wide open" (f/5.6) for birds of this size is not good, and I get better results at f/6.3 or 7.1

Just curious.

Abraço,

Colin

Thank you Colin.

Here is the info of this photo:
Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
ISO Speed 200

This bird was very very close (and always moving). I think that is the principal reason for the "shallow" DOF

1 Abraço,
Pedro

Thank you for that info Pedro. I am surprised that at f/8 the DOF is not greater.

No birds here to photograph!! The wintering birds (waders) have now gone, and the gulls have gone away to breed as well. New arrivals are quite scarce.

Cheers,

Colin