Happy Mother's Day

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Happy Mother's Day to all Moms and everyone.


Female Avocets protecting her kids. Notice the extra sets of legs under her wings, she's keeping her other chicks hidden always from the crows and thethird one is trying to stay as close as possible to her. The chicks are only a day old.


Canon EOS7D + EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200, manual exposure, handheld - San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, Southern California.


Thanks for viewing and commenting


Nate,

[Jon Ruyle]

Beautiful. I don't know if it's the way you process or attention to direction of light or what, but your pics always have a look- not just composition, but sharpness and color- I find very appealing.


My first impulse was that it needed to be cropped a little more. But upon further "reflection", I think it's just right the way it is.


I'll be in Irvine today for Mothers Day... wish I could head out to the wildlife sanctuary.

[Jayson]

That is a beautiful shot and perfect for the day. Lovely capture.


Jayson

[Dave Johnston]

Great stuff once again, Nate. Happy mommies day Mrs. Avocet.

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Thanks John, Jayson and Dave for commenting.

My first impulse was that it needed to be cropped a little more

That was my first impulse too, because I wanted to make the chick larger, but then it would cut off half of the reflection. If there's no reflection I'd definitely crop much tighter.

I don't know if it's the way you process or attention to direction of light or what

I always shoot with the light behind me, and on that day I had beautiful light!

[Sheiky]

Great shot Nate, it really compliments the mothers-day idea [Y]

[bouwy]

Brilliant shot Nate. You are a legend mate. Wally