9/10/2011: Give us a leg up…Yellowlegs

A lesser Yellowlegs bringing a foot up to rest (warm?) and caught in action. I cropped the shot for composition but the scale is provided by long reach of the spotting scope in my digiscoping rig. I like the attitude of this bird, with the slightly parted bill.

Nikon Coolpix P300 behind the 15-56x Vario Eyepiece on the ZEISS DiaScope 65FL. Equivalent field of view of about a 1250mm lens. 1/640th @ ISO 160. f3.7 effective (limited by the camera).

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness, and cropped from the right and top for composition.

And here is a bonus shot, pushed out to about 3000mm equivalent. 1/400th @ ISO 160. f8 effective (limited by the scope). Again cropped from top and right for composition.

2 Comments

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    Heather Botto September 10, 2011

    Great shot! Love the reflection as well!

  2. Reply
    Dennis Waters September 10, 2011

    Great, enjoyed much

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