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Posted by Mike Wilson on Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:50 pm

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Even when the light is not good the birds have been kind to me at La Jolla. Taken on a dark morning with heavy overcast about 10 days ago. There was a group of about 20 Semipalms roosting so I got low and waited. The darkish bg is a bit bothersome and the light could be better but the flash helped to add some life. Lightened with levels, cropped about 25% all around.
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by Robert Royse on Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:56 pm
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Great shot, and especially great catch with the wings! The warm colors and smooth shapes in both the foreground and background are just icing in the cake. Exposure look like a good choice as well.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:57 pm
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Very, very sweet, Mike. Love the wing stretch and the detail under the wing. Also like the low angle and the dark BG which mirrors the brown colors on the bird. Perhaps a hair less flash to keep the central whites in bounds.
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by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:04 pm
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Wow, love the wing stretch! My favorite part about this is the tones, which I feel would be further improved with a tiny bit off the top of the frame to remove the blue. Just my opinion, of course it is striking as is! :)
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by PParker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:26 pm
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Very nice mike. It looks as though he couldn't stretch his wings another millimeter.
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by Neil Solomon on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:26 pm
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Nice one Mike. The wing stretch is great. Being ready to capture it is even better. My whole body usually goes into a cramp waiting for these things to happen :D . The scan seems a liitle hot at the base of the wing but that's probably correctable.
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by Campbell on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:29 pm
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Mike,
Thats a nice shot. very nice.
If you care too, give me a holar next time you head to LaJolla?
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by Paul Fusco on Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:51 pm
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Mike -

The subdued light and BG color combine with the color of the plover to make this an appealing image. The wing stretch tops it off.

Good job!

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by Jim Neiger on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:06 pm
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This is really a great shot Mike. I like the wing stretch and the low angle. Good job!
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:13 pm
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Mike,

Very nice shot. The pose is great. I like the patterns in the sand at the bottom of the frame.
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:27 pm
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Very nice. Have you looked at a vertical crop?
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by Bob Cameron on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:42 pm
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Mike, it's all pretty much been said. A nice shot with low angle and nice tones and a real cool stretch.
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by Bruce Sherman on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:00 pm
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Mike,
I think the dark BG really adds to this shot. Very nice work.
 

by Jim Urbach on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:12 pm
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Wonderful capture. The dark BG tones work well with the wing stretch.

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by Lillian Roberts on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:23 pm
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Nice catch. I can't add to what's been said already.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:47 pm
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Mike, execellent photo.
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by KK Hui on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:55 pm
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Excellent piece of work, Mike! :lol:
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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:30 pm
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Nice job catching the wings open. A very nice shot.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:32 pm
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by LHays on Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:26 am
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The wing stretch is excellent.....but the colors of this make it an awesome shot. Everything certainly works with this one. A great job!
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