Spotted Sandpiper

Posted by Mike Wilson on Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:35 pm

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Watched this juvenile feed for over an hour last Saturday at La Jolla. Waiting for that tail to quit bobbing and for it crawl on top of a pile of seaweed with a clean background was a challenge. The tide was coming in and a large set of waves washing up put my bird on a higher perch than usual giving me an opportunity. Cropped ~20% all around. Cloned out some bright spots and a few OOF strands of seaweed.
N90s, 500mm f/4P, 1.4x, SB-26, Bogen 3021/BH-1/sidekick, Provia 100F

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:51 pm

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Well done, Mike. An excellent shot. I like the in-focus seaweed.

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by Greg Downing on Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:14 pm

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Cool bird and I like the seaweed stuff. Getting a little lower would have made it slightly more intimate while getting rid of the oof stuff on the lower area of the background. Still nice as is

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:46 pm

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Very nice shot. The bird looks sharp and well exposed with just the right amount of flash. I really like the colors of the seaweed.

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by Robert Royse on Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:17 pm

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Sweet one! You have some nice light and make excellent use of flash. The colors and vegetation are all pluses here.

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:22 pm

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This is great, I wouldn't change a thing! The detail is really wonderful, well done.

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by KK Hui on Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:44 pm

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You had done well with this one, Mike!

Perhaps like to see a tiny bit more contrast ... (?)

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by Juli Wilcox on Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:19 am

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Beautiful little bird on an unusual perch. A slight contrast adjustment would set this bird off a bit more.

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by Jim Probst on Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:51 pm

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Mike,

Great detail and the exposure looks perfect. I really like the pose, too! Excellent work!

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by Anthony Medici on Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:40 pm

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This is a fine image. I believe a little bit of additional contrast and saturation would improve an already good image. Look for my private message with an example.

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