American Avocet in winter habitat

[arash_hazeghi]

This image is from a few months ago.

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MK4 700mm f/5.6 1/2000sec ISO 800

[Robert Amoruso]

Arash,

Is this cropped from horizontal? Reason I ask is to find out if you have more room in front. I like the vertical presentation which works extremely well with the flight position you captured but I am wondering how you and others feel on whether it is preferable to have more room in front for bird to fly into.

I like the soft blur look of the water BG. Great positioning of the bird in the frame, angle of the wings and the head position all came together.

The white on the shoulders looks hot and close to being blown out.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing pose, superb bg and exposure. The whites look good to me.
The tight vertical does allow for the superb details to be displayed. Nice work.

[Ofer Levy]

Great pose and sharp!! Colours a bit on the cold side but I guess light wasn't great.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash,

Is this cropped from horizontal? Reason I ask is to find out if you have more room in front. I like the vertical presentation which works extremely well with the flight position you captured but I am wondering how you and others feel on whether it is preferable to have more room in front for bird to fly into.

I like the soft blur look of the water BG. Great positioning of the bird in the frame, angle of the wings and the head position all came together.

The white on the shoulders looks hot and close to being blown out.

It was cropped from horizontal but I am happy with the crop.

Whites look good on my screen and as close as possible to the real bird, histogram does not show any blown areas.

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--> Ofer, this was taken in a cold winter day with over cast condition hence the cooler temperature, I have color corrected the Avocet though and the whites are perfectly neutral (check with eye dropper tool)

[arash_hazeghi]

hum...for some reason I got a duplicate post :2

[Troy Lim]

Arash,

Not sure if it is the monitor at work but it appears a bit soft on the screen.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash,

Not sure if it is the monitor at work but it appears a bit soft on the screen.

Thanks Troy, sharpness looks good on my screen, here is a large version (http://ari1982.smugmug.com/photos/i-3cmd2vM/0/X3/i-3cmd2vM-X3.jpg)

[Troy Lim]

Thanks Troy, sharpness looks good on my screen. image has not much micro contrast due to low light conditions.

Good, we have cheap Dell monitors at work.

[arash_hazeghi]

Good, we have cheap Dell monitors at work.

I have Dell too but mine isn't cheap :bg3:

[Troy Lim]

I have Dell too but mine isn't cheap :bg3:

Soon, I will request for a 3rd monitor at my desk as I need it to do support. Maybe I will get a better one at least for photo viewing!

[arash_hazeghi]

Soon, I will request for a 3rd monitor at my desk as I need it to do support. Maybe I will get a better one at least for photo viewing!

I have Dell 30", it is excellent and calibrates well. check it out (http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=224-9949&%7Eck=bncat&%7Ebk=gr:bnMap:CategoryRec,g:NextStep,rk:)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thanks for the info on the Monitor Arash Bhai, sure will try one.

This is a very beautiful image.. loved it..:cheers:

[Karl Egressy]

I like the dorsal view, and details in the dark and bright plumage, Arash.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, exposure and BG. Excellent image Arash!

[Arthur Morris]

Superb--heck, incredible--pose and detail. Dorsal view spectacular. I would love to see a bit more room top, bottom, and in front of the bird. Just a bit.

[Tom Redd]

Arash, wonderful colors, I like the cooler feel to this image. Excellent pose, detail is crisp and exposure wonderful. A tad more room wouldn't hurt but I would be very proud of a shot this good.

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks for the comments I put more room in the larger version on my site

[Stu Bowie]

Great banking angle Arash, and overall well exposed. I do like the colour of the water, and if this were mine, I would add a little to the bottom and right.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arash, terrific dorsal view. Loved the water. you got excellent wing spread in this one.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful Arash! I like everything about this one.:S3: