Killdeer

Posted by juanli on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:25 am

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This was one of the first images of a bird I took back in September 2004.

10D 300/4L

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:36 am

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Always nice to see new faces here Juanli! and with images as sweet as this one we look forward to more! I love the angle and the pose you captured here with that wide-eyed look back. Excellent exposure and detail too.

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by Scott Fairbairn on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:48 am

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I love the background on this image, is it water in the distance?

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:40 am

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Very nice low angle, DOF and pose.

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by LouBuonomo on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:29 am

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Welcome.. This shot makes me wish for spring to arrive.

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:31 am

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WOW, this is a great first post - keep up the teriffic work. I would have loved to see the feet (minor nit, though). Hope to see more of your work.

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by Ofer Levy on Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:01 pm

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Lovely Juanli,

great light, details and BG! wish for a bit more room at the bottom.

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by Haim Ziv on Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:21 pm

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Great DOF and excellent color and pose.

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by Chris Kayler on Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:41 pm

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Great shot. I agree with Chris, but it's still very nice.

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by Hillebrand Breuker on Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:02 pm

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I like the headturn and the eye! Would love to see the feet, but hey that's life

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:08 pm

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Very nicely done - love the large eye.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:21 pm

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So much better than I did when I started out. You are a natural at this eh?

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:22 pm

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The low shooting angle and the look back make this one for me, Juanli! :roll:
Perhaps I'd back off a little on sharpening ...

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by Tomasz on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:45 pm

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Great pose and shooting angle. The bird looks cute

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by juanli on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:05 pm

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Yes, water is in distance, so able to get good BG.
Look back the photos I took last September, most of them not good, sharp but bad composition and in bad light.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:54 am

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Wonderful shot, Juanli. By selectively sharpening the bird, you can avoid the strong halos in this image. It takes a few moments but makes a big difference. The devil's in the details.

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by Gearoid on Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:23 pm

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Beautiful shot Juanli

Great pose, and the positioning is excellent. Love the big eye, with a perfect catchlight. The rocks make an excellent foreground as well. Really nice.

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