Black Turnstone

[Paul Kusmin]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/4184121257_5203fe9cdb_o.jpg

Camera: Nikon D300 + 500mm f4 AFS
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 700 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Flash: On, Return detected

Very cold morning spent laying on the beach.
Not the birds i was hoping for but i got the tides all wrong and had to make do with what was still around.
Turnstones are notorious for never staying still all that long so it was nice to nail down a good pose for a change.

Thanks for looking :)

[Randy Stout]

Paul:

Your bird is sharp, nice angle in frame,well exposed, nice low shooting angle.

Really only minor change I would make would be to consider toning down the purple area in front of the bird.

Randy

[Glenn Bartley]

Nice one Paul. I like the setting. I think you could definitely add some more USM.

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful image and another vote for little more USM
TFS

[Rosl Roessner]

I like the angle and the pose of the bird.
Good details here as well.
No nits for me!
:)

[Rodney Flowers]

Great image. I like the colors in the rocks and the eye contact. I agree with Randy on the purple area. It is a little distracting.

[Wil Hershberger]

Looks like it could handle more USM. The pose and comp are great. I wish the background wasn't so bright as it distracts from the bird.