Purple Sandpiper

[Aditya Sridhar]

I finally had some heavy overcast yesterday, so I went back to photograph these sandpipers. The clouds meant that there were no harsh shadows or highlights in the scene, but unfortunately, it also rendered the water an ugly grey-green. Managing the colors was a very difficult task - the entire image had a green cast and I fixed it, but now I wonder if there's a magenta cast (my eyes are very tired so I can't tell). I chose not to stop down as the birds were never entirely stationary and I needed all the SS that I could get :bg3:

Camera - Nikon D850
Focal Length - 500mm
Aperture - f/5.6
Shutter Speed - 1/400s
ISO - 1600
Handheld
Manual, Auto ISO
~70% of Full-frame

As always, all comments & CC are appreciated :bg3:

[gail bisson]

Nice low POV, tack sharp from tail to beak.
I do not see a magenta cast but perhaps a light pink in the FG?
I know it was dark and cloudy and understand you wanting to keep the image true to the light conditions but I would be tempted to increase the exposure globally by 1/3. That might help with color issues.
Very nice image of this sandpiper,
Gail

[dankearl]

It does seem flat to me, maybe a bit more contrast and color?

[John Mack]

The low angle is spot on. Nice framing as well. The background is another nice touch.

[Paul Burdett]

Looks very good to me. Sharp, lovely detail on the bird. Doesn't look flat on my monitor. If it were mine I'd crop a little more off the bottom as the oof foreground is somewhat distracting. Cheers.

[Giovanni Frescura]

I like it. the detail up are very ok