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Axel Hildebrandt
08-01-2010, 06:09 AM
I made this at Nickerson Beach on a very hazy morning while the light was quite low.

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/800s, f/5.6, EC +1, ISO 800
allanrube
08-01-2010, 07:39 AM
Good pose and eye contact. I like the foam water - it adds a lot. On my monitor the very bottom has so little detail that I might crop off just a bit.
Grace Scalzo
08-01-2010, 10:34 AM
Really nice, Axel. You made very good use of the light that you had. Love the swirling water around his feet.
Stu Bowie
08-01-2010, 10:34 AM
I like the angle of the OC, and overall sharp, and well exposed. Lovely soft light and pastel colours in the BG.
Don Hamilton Jr.
08-01-2010, 02:04 PM
Like it a lot, The foamy water really adds to it! Congrats Another Keeper for sure!
don
Jory Griesman
08-01-2010, 03:45 PM
Nice image, overall, and agree with others. Would also like to comment on the "walking position" of his/her legs, like it's out for a stroll along the beach (which, I guess, it is). Nice head turn/position, and good detail in blacks and whites.
Fabs Forns
08-01-2010, 03:47 PM
Very nice capture, oh I know that light. Not sure if warming up a notch would help. Chicks fledged?
The ones here be gone...
Axel Hildebrandt
08-01-2010, 04:02 PM
Very nice capture, oh I know that light. Not sure if warming up a notch would help. Chicks fledged?
The ones here be gone...

Thanks, Fabs! I don't mind the soft light but the haze makes the blacks look rather gray in-camera. I also noticed that the reds look much better on a wide gamut monitor compared with the laptop I'm on right now.

This Oystercatcher was looking for food for the little ones.
Fabs Forns
08-01-2010, 06:18 PM
Did you see the new iMac?
Axel Hildebrandt
08-01-2010, 06:23 PM
Did you see the new iMac?

Yes, it's great that you can now have parallel SSD and regular HDD, although I prefer 16x10 monitors. I have a 24'' ACD, which I really like but my MacBook Pro is a bit underpowered for PS. The new 6-core Mac Pro looks good, too, but it is probably $3.5k and does not have USB 3.0 or faster Firewire yet.
arash_hazeghi
08-01-2010, 06:26 PM
exp and colors look good to me, nice details. I would have preferred the bird slightly more parallel to camera. TFS
christopher galeski
08-02-2010, 05:12 AM
very nice shot,good for low light,as been said before,like the foaming sea its walking in,some nice detail,nice pose.thanks.
Chris van Rooyen
08-03-2010, 02:12 AM
I love the contrast between the light background and the dark head and bright red bill. Well done in difficult light conditions.