Willet & green beetle

[Mitch Carucci]

D7000 w/150-500mm Sigma.

[jack williamson]

Very good Mitch, your equipment combo worked very well here. good exposure on the bird and beetle, very sharp also. The bright water spots in the BG are distracting. VWD

Jack

[Jeff Dyck]

I love that beetle Mitch - not your typical shoreline prey item! Head angle looks great, but those wide parallel legs and lack of visible tail do make the bird look a little strange. I find the background busy --> if it were possible, a lower perspective might have helped you a lot here - i.e. by softening all the greenery in the background, the beetle would pop that much more. I find the red items in the lower right distracting and would considering cloning them out. You might also look at a little curves adjustment to lighten the mid-tones a bit.

[Doug Brown]

What an interesting prey item! I think Jeff took the words right out of my mouth here. A lower angle would have really strengthened this image by giving it a cleaner BG. As presented I would remove the OOF white spot on the kelp and the red thing in the LRC.