Grey Phalarope

Posted by jibe on Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:43 am

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Phalarope a bec large - Thorshuhnchen
Canon 20D 100x400 2005-11-23 Switzerland - Yverdon.
A day with strong North wind. This bird came take a short break to 2 meters.
He even closed his eyes for 2 or 3 seconds (an emotional moment).

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by Christopher Dodds on Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:34 am

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A fine habitat shot of this species, Joel.

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by Craig Lipski on Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:44 am

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Agree w/ Christopher.
Love the light.

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by Neilef28 on Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:07 am

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I would point out a few issues where such an image could be improved...
(1) Dark beak against a black backdrop results in a lost beak.
(2) The sun/shadow combo makes for a challanging capture. The body and head of the bird are in good light but the tail fades into darkness.
(3) Showing habitat is always a good thing. There is a lot going on in this one and when you have a very busy scenario your eye wanders. Just having rocks/water in the background would cause the bird to jump out more. The white piece of kep or seaweed that runs right into the birds head is, eg, difficult not to visually follow.

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