Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held

Image input equipment model : Olympus E-M1X
Lens Model : M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14
Lens focal length : 420 mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Photographic Sensitivity : 400
Exposure bias : +1.3 EV
Exposure time : 1/200 sec
F number : F5.6
Flash : OFF

Olympus Workspace + PSCC

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Jonathan. My initial feeling when I saw this was -what an intimate portrait.
IQ absolutely rocks. Love the low POV, the pop of color introduced by the green moss.
I like the head feathers that are blown by the wind and clear view of the foot.
Nice varied grey ocean BG.
No nits from me!

[dankearl]

Very nice pose.... IQ is very good.

[David Roach]

Killer BG, perch, EXP and Sh overall. The placement in the frame is perfect for this pose and I love those feathers where the bill has been buried. TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

Very sweet shot, soft light, green moss and bird IQ make it.

[John Mack]

Well somebody is on the shorebirds. Nice pose and i like the lichen covered rock. Nice pose,detail and background.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much for your comments everyone, I wasn't too sure if you would like it or not. I processed the raw file with Olympus software which is in many ways rather like DPP is for Canon. I wondered if I had perhaps made the image a little on the heavy side and possibly a little too saturated.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the positives above. This is a fine image of a molting young Dunlin. The bird, however, is too centered for me. I would have placed the bird on the left side of the frame ...

Where? Looks a bit like Barnegat.

with love, artie