Theme: Oystercatchers n' Sync

[Herb Houghton]

I found these oystercatchers singing together on my first trip to Nickerson's. Thanks for the tips Charles. 1D mark IV, 800 f5.6, iso 400, f7.1, 1/1600 shot manually. All C & C appreciated.

Herb


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[noelle zaleski]

Herb, they certainly are in sync :S3:

Not sure what is going on in PP or if this a fairly large crop but these look over sharpened.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Herb, if it wasnt for the different leg positions, I would have thought you just copied the second OC into the image. :w3 Well timed to get the similar poses and open beaks, and I like the low perspective. Maybe a little off the bottom, and just look out for the over sharpening. There is a strong halo around the OC's.

[Chad Caswell]

Hey Herb, before I comment technically.. was this cropped? if so, how much?

Chad

[Herb Houghton]

way too much I suppose, nearly 100 %. Thanks for the comments guys.

[Grace Scalzo]

Aren't these birds great? Always doing something fun to photograph. THe good thing too is that you can always go back and rework a situation. Here, I'd try to get closer to your subjects and look for a cleaner section of the beach with less clutter.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yep, that is a pretty significant crop, and you can indeed expect some loss of details that way. Humourous image though, I like the synchronization of the calling poses. Some cleanup of the beach is an option, as well as Grace's suggestion of physically looking for a cleaner area of the beach.

Thanks for putting a smile on my face (or should I thank n'Sync!):S3:

[gail bisson]

Love the synchronized poses. The picture holds up well for such a large crop.
Gail