Camouflage that doesn’t always work

Posted by Marius on Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:44 pm

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American Woodcock. The Master of Disguise in the wrong surroundings.
Picture taken in Jamaica Bay NY after last snowstorm, on December 7

Fuji S2 500mm+1/4X ISO 200 1/1000@f9.5

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by NDCheryl on Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:48 pm

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LOL! I love you title. This is also a really cool and different shot of a woodcock. thanks for sharing.

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by Bill Whala on Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:53 pm

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Marius,

Welcome to NatureScapes!! This is an excellent first post. Great title too.

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by Jill on Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:24 pm

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Marius, The important thing is he thinks he's hiding!! Wonderful capture!!!

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:01 am

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Marius, Great Motif shot. I think he's counting on that one leaf to hide him

Welcome to NSN and thank you for posting.

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by MoCa on Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:32 am

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Monique, I am packed and ready to go, I may not look like much but I am well behaved and can grow on you like a fungus, with no cure for it!!!
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by AlexC on Wed Dec 24, 2003 7:38 am

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He must have forgotten to dress for winter!!
Wonderful example of the wrong feathers for a snowy environment!!
Congrats!!

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by LHays on Wed Dec 24, 2003 8:05 am

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This is a great shot of what is normally a master of camouflage. It's the first time I've ever seen one in the snow.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:28 am

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This would be the anti-motif for this week. A very nice shot but the snow fooled the meter into under exposure. Brightening this up a bit would make a big difference.

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by Larsen on Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:12 am

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Cute shot! I think your exposure was on the money - any more, and the snow towards the left side would have been blown out. More light on the bird itself would have been nice, maybe brightening up just the bird in PS would do the trick. Welcome to nature scapes - look forward to seeing more!

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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Dec 25, 2003 5:01 pm