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Bernie Howe
09-10-2010, 06:06 PM
I found this lonely Dowitcher in the reeds earlier this year right after the big floods we had on the river here in Arizona.

http://members.cox.net/bphowe/Dowitcher-in-habitat.jpg

Model - Canon EOS 50D
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/800 seconds
ApertureValue - F 5.60
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
SubjectDistance - 76.60 m
MeteringMode - Partial
Flash - Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 400 mm
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Auto
Connie Mier
09-10-2010, 06:50 PM
I never would have thought these birds lived in the desert. I like the habitat scene, very serene, nicely captured.
Arthur Morris
09-11-2010, 06:04 PM
Hi Bernie, I like this one a lot. The sharpness and EXP are excellent. And I like the reeds. Except for the o-o-f ones entering on our lower left.... Based on the length of the bill and the inland location this is pretty much surely a long-billed.

Did you have any more room in front of the bird?
Bernie Howe
09-11-2010, 07:03 PM
Hi Bernie, I like this one a lot. The sharpness and EXP are excellent. And I like the reeds. Except for the o-o-f ones entering on our lower left.... Based on the length of the bill and the inland location this is pretty much surely a long-billed.

Did you have any more room in front of the bird?

No I was as low as I could get on the river bank and the out of focus reeds was below the bank sticking up and I was trying to look through them. I was going to try and clone them out but I'm not that good yet.
Arthur Morris
09-11-2010, 07:24 PM
A crop from below and the rear yields a less centered COMP and eliminated most of the reeds in the llc. A flopped Quick Mask covered what was left.

Best would have been composed with the bird well back in the frame....
Arthur Morris
09-11-2010, 07:25 PM
Working on the lower right reeds would make it even better. Image quality held up well.
Bernie Howe
09-11-2010, 07:47 PM
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Bernie
Arthur Morris
09-11-2010, 07:50 PM
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Bernie Howe
09-11-2010, 08:42 PM
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Arthur Morris
09-11-2010, 08:55 PM
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