American Avocet - Salt Lake

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Antelope Island State Park.

This image was taken early in the morning after sunrise.



Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D850 600 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
1/4000 sec; f/8; ISO 800
Manual; Matrix metering




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
Added Canvas on all side
Nik 30-30 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively
Cloned few spot on the beach




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

[gail bisson]

Nice low POV with a nice water BG.
Exposure perfect and you have given us a lovely view of the bill.
I am OK with not seeing the feet but do wish you had been about 2 inches higher to get a glimpse of the feet.
Gail

[Aditya Sridhar]

Lovely light in this image. I like the clear view of the bill too. I agree with Gail re getting slightly higher. I can see repeating patterns at the bottom of the frame where you've added canvas/cloned stuff out - should be an easy fix in PP. Well done, Krishna.

[John Mack]

Neat looking bill on this bird. Nice framing. The detail across looks nice.

[Colin Driscoll]

A very drowsy bird in a good profile and well exposed.
Would be better with feet of course. and the bottom artifacts fixed.

[dankearl]

I don't mind no feet if I had an open eye...

[Dorian Anderson]

Perfect exposure, lovely detail. Not crazy about the mixed brown/blue fore/background; a lower shooting angle would have helped softened the sand and eased the transition from brown to blue.
Shot really needs a bit of action to make it more memorable. But what you have is perfectly executed.