Sentry

[wendell westfall]

D90 70-200VR+2X@400 1/1250 f5.6 ISO400 0EV monopod

Last week this avocet mother watched over her two chicks as they searched for food in the shallow marsh. She chased away two stilts and a crow while I looked on. I believe these are very "tough" birds.

Wendell

[Randy Stout]

Wendell:

She does seem to have a bit of an attitude. I like her pose, good balance of exposure on whites and blacks.

The image seems a little flat, and I would recommend pulling down the middle of the curve just a bit to give it a bit more snap.

Cheers

Randy

[wendell westfall]

Randy, thanks . . . implementing your curves suggestion did make an improvement in the image.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely subject, great head turn and nice environment. Glad the curves adjustment helped. I might also suggest that you place your avocet out of the center, more to the right of the frame. I would also consider adding a little canvas to the top if you have it.

[Neil Nourse]

Nice image, and i bet the curves adjustment brought it up a notch. I do agree with Marina, off set a bit to the right and a bit on top wouldn't hurt.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Wendell, this is one of your stronger images IMO, and implementing the suggestions will give you a real winner:S3: Love the perfect HA.