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An angry little ball of feathers (Sanderling)


Posted by Bruce Sherman on Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:58 pm

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I got this little guy a few days ago at the beach here on Padre Island in Corpus Christi, TX. He was chasing off an intruder (from what I could not figure out). They sure are fun to shoot, but even with fast shutter speeds I get a lot of blurred shots.

1D with 600 and 1.4X TC, EV - 1 (ISO 200, 1/2,000, f8), on groundpod. Cropped to about 70% of original size.

On the last few images I have posted, the posted image seems to lack some contrast compared to the JPG before posting. Juli Wilcox suggested I boost the contrast just a tad. I did as Juli suggested.

Thanks for looking. All comments appreciated.

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by LHays on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:04 pm
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Nice shot of the little "ruffled guy". They are fun to watch but hard to shoot. About the only time I have them completely sharp is when their head is in the water. You did a great job of getting this one sharp.

As to the contrast.....I've noticed the same thing. I've also gone to boosting the contrast and/or saturation. I thought it was just me.
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by Jim Neely on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:08 pm
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Another nice one, Bruce.

Contrast looks good to me.

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by PParker on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:17 pm
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Bruce, great shot of this Sanderling. This is so indicative of their natural behavior.
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by Jim Urbach on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:25 pm
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Bruce,

Nice capture. I throw away about half of my images of these because they flit about so much and rarely lift their head up.

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by Chris Fagyal on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:27 pm
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Bruce,

This shot is fabulous. Even at incredibly high shutter speeds in Florida I was not able to get any acceptable images of these guys without much clutter in the image. This shot is awesome. No nits whatsoever.
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by Lillian Roberts on Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:41 pm
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Well done! Very sharp, well composed and you caught him at a fascinating moment. The saturation looks fine to me, it's not clear whether the posted image was enhanced or not.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:28 pm
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Bruce, These little guys never stop moving. This is a great shot with great action.
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by Robert Royse on Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:45 pm
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Great shot! I like everything about this!

I'm surprised to see that Texas bird already so far along into basic plumage. There are still quite a few adult Sanderlings hanging around in Ohio and they're still showing signs of being primarily in alternate plumage, scruffy looking, but still mostly in alternate.

1/2000 sec? Whew! I don't think I've used a shutter speed with my film cameras beyond 1/500 sec. in years, and only very rarely above 1/250.
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by NDCheryl on Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:07 pm
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Great shot Bruce, You have captured the action well. i love the ruffled feathers.
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by Heather Forcier on Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:11 pm
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Love the ruffled look, the stepping motion, and the blues/grays in the image. Very sharp shot, not easy to do with these little birds that can move so quickly.
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Superb. They are defending the feeding territories that they set up while on migration. Best, Artie
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:42 am
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:35 am
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Very nice shot. The pose is great. I love the raised foot.
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Superb shot Bruce, great pose and I love the way it looks like its stamping its foot in anger!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:18 am
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I love it, Bruce. The blue BG complements the grayish feathers, and the action is outstanding. Great stuff.
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I love it - looks like he's all ruffled up over your presence :)
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by Neil Solomon on Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:43 am
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Great action shot and the contrast looks just right to me. It's almost impossible to catch these guys when they're on the move.
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by Bob Ettinger on Wed Sep 03, 2003 1:23 pm
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Bruce,

Nice one. They sure do move fast. This one looks like it is ready to go. :D
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by Paul Fusco on Thu Sep 04, 2003 9:58 pm
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Bruce -

Excellent image!
Very dynamic pose and sharp as a tack. The ruffled feathers show nice detail.

Good job!

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