Black Oystercatcher in habitat

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark 3, Canon 300 f2.8, x2, 1/1600, f6.3, iso 640, HH

Taken this evening at Long Reef, Sydney.

About 85% of full frame

Edit: The correct name is: Sooty Oystercatcher

[Mark Young]

Nice pose, and low angle. The bird looks good amongst the shells. I like the exposure and detail you've gotten in the feathers.

[Ivan Sjögren]

Good job, I like the red eye, the coulors and the shells. You could do some more sharpening to bring up some details on the head and eye.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Ofer, I like the bird, habitat, and colours...but I find that your usual high IQ standard is not as good as usual here. Perhaps a resizing/posting issue...

[Dave Leroy]

I really like the inclusion of the habitat.

As a suggestion, I might tone the legs down a bit and remove some highlights from the bill.

Nice look back pose and exposure on the blacks.

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely composition and exposure Ofer - love the pebbles and DOF

[Kiran Poonacha]

its a beauty ofer, loved the details in the black, nice angle and loved the bird..

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent shot Ofer, love the head angle and great exposure on whites, feather detail look just a bit coarse maybe resizing or sharpening issue, otherwise perfect.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Great looking species and habitat, I guess those are some kind of snails? Love the eye and pinkish feet. TFS

[Dave Leroy]

Hi Ofer,
After reading the other comments, I thought I had better do a little research on the leg colours.
I did, and they look spot on.
Very nice photo.
Dave