Marbled Godwit


Posted by Jim Zipp on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:28 pm

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Last week a few of us were laying on our bellies in the mud of Jamaca bay photographing a group of black-bellied plovers when a small group of 4 or 5 godwits came in for a brief couple of minutes before a peregrine falcon came through and put everyone up in the air. As a huge raptor fan I can honestly say that that is the only time I have ever been sorry to see a peregrine come on the scene :cry:

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by Arthur Morris on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:34 pm
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Hi Jim, Well done. I did not get to see those guys... But I did see a bit too much of the Peregrine. Was this guy finishing up his bath? The blue here looks a bit too rich and saturated...
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by Alan Murphy on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:41 pm
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Jim,

This is a different type of photo than we usualy see from you.

I would crop out the dark area at the bottom. Love the water drops and the wing spread. Like how the wings devide the two tone BG. Great action.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:44 pm
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Nice shot, Jim. The three BG gradations are interesting.
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by Jim Zipp on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:50 pm
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Arthur Morris wrote:Hi Jim, Well done. I did not get to see those guys... But I did see a bit too much of the Peregrine. Was this guy finishing up his bath? The blue here looks a bit too rich and saturated...
Best, and great seeing you there, Artie
I don't doubt that the color isn't as acurate as I usually try to be. I was trying to "tweak" my monitor using the seperate color gun controls using my spyder and have been having trouble ever since :cry: . Right now I'm trying to get back to the settings I had before as I should have left well enough alone!
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by Andrew Mc on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:59 pm
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Nice shot (I like the water droplets), but I tend to agree that the blue looks a little saturated.
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by Paul Fusco on Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:22 pm
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Nice action, Jim.
That peregrine blew through before I had a chance at one of these godwits. Wished I had a gun :wink: (just kidding!)
I agree about the blues.

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by Richard on Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:50 pm
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Jim,

Wow! Love it! Looks like he's dancing on water. Love the outstretched wings and water drops flying all over the place. Very nice!
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by Greg Downing on Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:12 pm
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I like the action in this one Jim! I'm sorry I missed all the fun :(
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by Lillian Roberts on Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:32 pm
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Great shot of the bird and action! But as it displays the blue is just too neon to let me study the bird. I'll bet the original is really cool!

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by Bob Ettinger on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:18 am
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Jim,

Good capture and you know about the blue.
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:30 am
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Very cool shot and quite different from the traditional Marbled Godwit photograph.
 

by Attila on Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:41 am
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Nice catch, feels a bit oversaturated (Velvia like) to me. Godwits keep aluding me, I was there yesterday and a nice birder lady told me, that I just missed a Hudsonian by a few minutes. :(
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by Alan Melle on Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:07 pm
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Nice shot! For me this is a case where a slightly higher angle might have kept the entire bird in that incredible blue water for better separation from the background. Still a terrific shot though.
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:49 pm
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Flight shots from the mud on your belly. Nice.
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by LHays on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:23 pm
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A great action shot....but I think the blue is too saturated. They are a fascinating bird to watch.
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by Heather Forcier on Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:53 pm
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Great catch of the action! The blues might be a bit much for my tastes, too.
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by John Fortner on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:17 am
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Great action Jim. It's actually kind of funny hearing you mention being sorry to see the raptor :wink:
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by Anthony Medici on Thu Sep 04, 2003 8:36 pm
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A wonderfully unique image that's well done as usual. I'm not positive I like the way the bird's wings separate the blue and the brown the way it does. Still this is a great capture of the action.
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