Sanderling?

Posted by Campbell on Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:42 pm

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Shot late afternoon in La Jolla.
This guy was scratching his head before the water snuck up on him.
Croped from top and right side.

Nikon D2H
Nikon 300 f2.8 w/ 1.4 TC @f14
1 1/60, ISO 200
Flash i-TTl @ 1 1/3 EV
Ground Plate w/ Acratech / SideKick

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:14 am

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Cool shot with a different feel to it. Your bird is a Black-bellied Plover.

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by Kim Steininger on Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:22 am

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Agree with Mike -- a cool shot with a different feel to it! It looks like there's a halo around the bird though.

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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:46 am

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Well composed, Jason!
Perhaps a little over sharpened ...

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by Mark Farag on Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:29 am

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Very nice shot, Jason! I would crop just a bit more to get rid of the dark area in the upper left corner or spend a few minutes with the dodge tool.

Great composition.

Thanks for sharing!

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by AForns on Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:30 am

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.... in non-breeding plumage !!!! Excellent feel to the image I was thinking in getting lower but would loose the gorgeous water !!!!

I'm sure you can select the bird/parts of the bird and use shadow/hightlight to give it a little more pop It is a magnificent image well worth working !!!! Can pm the DC mods for some suggestions Big Congrats Jason!!! :)

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by RAmoruso on Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:57 pm

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Black-Bellied Plover Jason.

I shoot this type of shot a lot at Canaveral National Seashore and just yesterday as a matter of fact.

You could do H/S in Photoshop to bring up the Plover but I like it as is as well. I like the sand in the FG and the immediate BG of golden water. I would lose about 1/8 to 1/4 off the top.

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by Terence P. Brashear on Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:34 am