Kentish plovers

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

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Nikon D40 with Sigma 170-500mm DG manual focus at 500mm,
ISO 400, EV -1, 1/80sec at f8.
handheld while panning,
a distracting bird that was half in the frame was removed
in Photoshop CS3 by cloning and spot healing.

[denise ippolito]

Welcome both of you to OOTB. Nice first post. I like the lighting and the golden copper colors. These are very difficult little birds to capture and you did well. The ribbon of green at the bottom is a nice touch. I might run some NR on the BG if it were mine. Nicely presented.:)

[Christopher Miller]

Welcome to OOTB and excellent image! :) The lighting and colors really make this special. I like the variety of poses of the birds. Agree with Denise that the BG could use some NR, I would also add a bit to the right to give the birds more room to fly into.

[Doug Brown]

Even though none of the birds is particularly sharp, I think this is a super image. Wonderful sense of motion and incredible color. I love the two horizontal lines running through the image.

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

Thank you for all your suggestions and encouraging words.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The birds look prefectly placed and the bg is super. Nice work.

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

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