Sandpiper in Golden Light

[Maya Raut]

This was taken at JBWR..I think this is Least Sandpiper but not sure of the ID.

Hope you all like this. C&C most welcome.

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Canon 7D | 700mm | f/6.3 | 1/1000 | ISO 500 Manual

PP: Rotated, Cropped, NR and USM

[Maya Raut]

Mods please change the heading of the post :bg3:

[Randy Stout]

Maya:

Nice pose, reflection, blue ripples, good shooting angle.

The image looks just a bit contrasty. The bird is also a little soft, esp. on the head. I am not quite sure where your focus point was.

From a comp standpoint, I might consider a small crop up from the bottom. Daniel often likes matching the amount of space above the bird, to that below the reflection, and I do think that is a good starting point in many cases.

Cheers

Randy

[Maya Raut]

Here is quick repost..

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[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose and colors. Unfortunately, your bird is soft and it appears as though you may have oversharpened it to compensate. I am enjoying the swirls in the water. I would suggest that you crop from the bottom, but then you would have to crop through that lovely water swirl. Maybe you could add a little on top instead.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Maya, Maya is my granddaughter's name :) Lots to say :). First off, the bird is a worn, molting adult Semipalmated Sandpiper. Leasts have yellow legs. I can highly recommend a copy of my Shorebirds; Beautiful Beachcombers (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=18)--it is chock full of tips on identifying and ageing all of our shorebirds.

Did you get the heading changed?

The light is nice as are the concentric rings, the reflection, and the background color. Were you in the very southwest corner of the East Pond?

I would agree on a small crop from the bottom. Marina hit the nail on the head as to the main problem: the bird is way over-sharpened and as Randy said, too contrasty (as a result of the over-sharpening).

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[Frank Schauf]

Great reflection, and nice colours in the water, Maya.