Evening light

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Canon 50D, 300 f2.8 + 2x tc
1/500, f6.3, -2/3 ev, iso 200, Av, Evaluative metering
Austin, TX

All input appreciated

Thanks,
Sidharth

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Sidharth,

Great low angle and clean environment. While it is very sharp and correctly exposed for the whites the image is dark... very dark overall. Suggest trying to find a better balance of exposure between the killdeer and the background - probably only possible in postprocessing.

JR

[Allen Sparks]

Nice pose and eye contact. Good and sharp. As mentioned, a little brightening of the shadows may help improve this strong image even more.

[Duane Noblick]

I love the sharpness and low angle you achieved. The background being darker doesn't bother me.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great sharpness and exposure on the whites, and low angle is very good. I would also like a slightly lighter background.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all very much for the excellent feedback.
Here's a reworked version. I adjusted levels a bit.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

And here's one with a much lighter bg.
This one stretched my PS skills, but I think I learned a new trick.
Thanks again.

[Kiran Poonacha]

I like the last repost best Bhai.. nice angle and light

[Stu Bowie]

Sidharth, good low perspective and I like the sharpness. I also like the detail and colours, and will go for your repost in pane #7. I would maybe run some NR on the BG.

[James Salywoda]

Fantastic image of this beautiful bird I really like the colors in Kildeers and that bg really makes it standout nicely. Well Done

[Pieter de Waal]

Great image of this species Sidharth, sharp and I like the subtle colours on the wing and back. I prefer the last repost.

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Sidharth, beautiful capture of this plover. Love the sharpness and the BG better in the rework.TFS.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks a bunch for all the feedback. Much appreciated.