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Posted by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:31 am

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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL, on 1 Dec 2003

Since Wako was redecorated with foliage in October 2003, clear backgrounds have been tough to get. Nevertheless, this yellowlegs looked quite provocative walking through the young fireflag foliage.

I hope you enjoy the images. Critiques, comments, and reposts are welcome.

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White removed from ULC. Thanks guys.
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by George DeCamp on Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:33 am
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Just a beautiful natural image here Sandy. The lush greens add to the interest. Always nice to see your images!
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:35 am
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Very nice shot Sandy and certainly different from many of your perfect BG images. I love the way you have caught the bird weaving through the reeds. Such a lovely, natural picture. Excellent job and a delight to view, as always!! 8) 8) 8) 8) :)
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by Daniel M. on Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:01 am
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great capture Sandy!
You do a great job with images with habitat as well as clean backgrounds.
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A small suggestion is to remove the white patch near the top.. I think it would add more impact... but the image is still a winner if you keep it.
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by Alan Melle on Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:38 am
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A wonderful habitat shot! I might darken the bright highlight in the ULC as it does draw attention from the bird. Love the composition!
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:45 am
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Sandy, a nice setting and a very nice shot. I might put the catchlight higher in the eye.
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by AlexC on Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:19 am
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No wonder you waited this long to take to Wako, not until it go replanted and pretty much messed up did you find the time to take me there, Hmmm!! I just wonder what kind of friends I have!!!
Nice bird and a WONDERFUL OPEN SPACE I did not get to see!!!
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by fredcor on Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:39 am
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:D :D Very lovely clean image. It's so much better than seeing birds out in the open, as is usual with this species. I like the raised foot very much.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:52 am
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Alan Murphy wrote:I might put the catchlight higher in the eye.
Alan, I reexamined my RAW file and found a prominent catchlight in this exact location.
AlexC wrote:No wonder you waited this long to take to Wako, not until it go replanted and pretty much messed up did you find the time to take me there, Hmmm!! I just wonder what kind of friends I have!!!
Nice bird and a WONDERFUL OPEN SPACE I did not get to see!!!
I am a good friend, Alex. I protect you from open spaces and good backgrounds.
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:15 am
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Sandy:

I like it a lot, tell the whole story.
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by brianBush on Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:56 am
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Great shot Sandy,

Give me a natural environment over a clean colour wash background any day of the week.
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by Neil Solomon on Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:57 am
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Sandy,

If you can't get a clear BG this is the BG you would want. It's just personal preference but if you were to crop just below the two leafy parts of the foliage in the upper left you would have almost all the diagonals of the foliage leaning to the left and the bird moving to the right. This seems to create a stronger image (at least to my eye).
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by Ken Newcombe on Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:05 pm
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Unusual to find an Yellowlegs in the foliage Sandy, very nicely framed. The removed white OOF image is much better.
 

by Michael Wolf on Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:49 pm
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Sandy,

A wonderful image !

The only nit I see is the limitation
of the 1D at ISO 400. Has a weird
grainy look to it or I guess it is just not
as clean as the D10.

I CAN NOT wait to see some shots
from you Canon MKII !!

Thanks for Sharing !
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by Karen S on Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:03 pm
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Beautiful image Sandy and the foliage is really nice.
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by Jill on Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:31 pm
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A marvelous capture, Sandy!!! Amid the fireflag is super!!! :D :D
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by DennisD on Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:46 pm
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Sandy a wonderful shot. I love shots that contain the birds enviornment. Very Nice!
 

by Mike Wilson on Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:09 pm
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Beautiful habitat for a bird to move through. The repost is stronger and I like your composition. Neil's idea sounds like a good idea too.
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by Bob Boner on Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:45 pm
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Nice habitat shot! I prefer these to portraits that give no clue about the environment. Thanks for sharing.
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by DC on Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:25 pm
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Excellent image and environment Sandy. Sweet shot indeed. 8) 8) :)
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