Dunlin

[nick clayton]

134898

Toft Newton Reservoir, Lincolnshire, UK. 07/10/13

Canon 7D
Canon 300m f2.8 II + 1.4 II extender

1/800 @ f5
+1 EV
Aperture priority
ISO 400
Pattern

Levels
Saturation
Selective Color
Nik Software - Dfine 2.0 noise reduction - background only. Color Efex Pro 4 - Tonal Contrast - subject only.
Photoshop USM

[John Robinson]

Nice one Nick. Small nit- no feets !!! can't be helped. I miss my lincs waders.

(Come across Deano ??? )
Cheers
JR

[nick clayton]

Thanks Johnny, I know him well, I sometimes hang out with him. You must know Messingham sand quarry coming from Scunny, it's a great place for dragonflies.

[Marina Scarr]

Well done on this bird, Nick. Love that water rolling in from the right and your techs are superb on the bird.

[dankearl]

I love the wave, Nick, very nice habits photo.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image in habitat. Love the pose,colors,details and composition with inclusion of water wave.

Regards,
Satish.

[Grace Scalzo]

Simple yet totally interesting thanks to the foreground and wave. Well done. Would have loved just a very slightly higher shooting angle, but hard to adjust on the fly.

[Richard Flack]

Awesome image. Really like the waves rolling in. TFS

[nick clayton]

Thanks for all your kind comments :bg3: