Wilson's Phalarope

Posted by Bill Keown on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:17 am

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Bissen Lake, Minnesota.
I was able to get fairly close to a group of phalaropes by starting before sunrise and belly crawling through the marsh to the edge of the water.

EOS 1V
Velvia
600 w/ 2.0TC
f10.0, 1/80
No Flash
Tripod w/ Wimberly Head

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by Heather Forcier on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:26 am

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Great catch of the wingstretch! I like the nice blue water, and the little stems of vegetation kind of add to this as it's all in a row. I think I see a slight color cast on the bird (judging from the whites) but it seems minor and is an easy fix in PhotoShop if you're so inclined.

Good that you were there at the right moment and had enough room in your frame to catch the behavior!

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:44 am

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A good pose and generally a nice image Bill. The colors however on the bird seem a bit odd as if possibly there was a bit too much image editing.

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by biledgaard on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:24 am

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You caught this one in a perfect pose. Good catch

As already mentioned the image has a slight colourcast, but if the slide is OK then it's no problemo !

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by Bill Whala on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:57 am

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Excellent shot Bill! The leg and wing stretch really makes this shot for me.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:37 pm

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Bill, everything Heather said, but I think it could be a bit darker overall.

Great photo.

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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:28 pm

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Hi Bill. While I pretty much agree overall with the color cast comments I love the wing stretch. I also like the inclusion of the vegetation as a touch of habitat.

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by AlexC on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:43 pm

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Wonderful capture and wing stretch, you already know about the cast!!!

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by Sheri Whala on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:14 pm

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I love the wing and leg stretch! Very nice!

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by Alan Melle on Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:38 am

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A very nice image! Love the wing stretch and the bird's position. I might be tempted to crop a bit off the left (everything left of the B in your name) to uncenter the bird, but that's a real nit. Nice shot!

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Nov 03, 2003 11:42 am

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Very cool behavior - unforutnately your choice of film makes it almost impossible to have blacks and whites with details as Velvia doesn't have enough exposure range.

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by Mike Wilson on Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:34 pm

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Excellent wingstretch and low angle.

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by Jim Urbach on Mon Nov 03, 2003 5:51 pm

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Bill, Great wingstretch.

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by LHays on Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:49 am

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Great bird....and a great wing stretch.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:18 am

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Very sweet shot Bill, love it!

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