Shot this bird down in TX. Had a really nice morning with lots of opportunities for shorebirds. Got to the shore a little before sunrise, waited, and everything eventually came within range. Cloned out a couple other birds, cropped, sharpened a little bit. I personally don't mind the shoreline intersecting the head, but I could see how others might. Techs are a bit off due to variable lighting conditions--the sun was in and out of clouds all morning, happened to be out for this shot. All C&C appreciated.
Techs:
D3S
200-400 with 1.4 @ 560mm
Shot on homemade skimmer with Wimberley
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/2500
05-06-2013, 11:24 AM
Stu Bowie
Hi Lyle, super low angle, and captured in soft light. I like the DOF effect, and overall, the willet is well exposed. Comp wise, I would take at least half off the top, and maybe a touch off the bottom too. The diagonal line of droplets puts this up a few notches.
05-06-2013, 01:42 PM
vishaljadhav
Wonderful one here
the low angle surely makes this special and so does the wonderful exposure on the bird
Agree with Stuart on taking a bit of the top and bottom, i too love that line of water drops
nice image you have here Lyle
05-06-2013, 07:08 PM
jack williamson
This is a beauty! The low angle, the water drops, light, and complimentary colors make a very fine image.
05-06-2013, 09:13 PM
dankearl
About as good as it gets, Lyle.
I am surprised at the lack of comments.
A shame, beautiful light, angle, IQ, DOF, and water drops on top of that.
Just excellent.
05-06-2013, 09:17 PM
John Ippolito
Very nice work, Lyle. Love the low POV, DOF handled nicely for the image, and of course the water drops. Nice stuff!
05-06-2013, 09:25 PM
David Salem
Great job on this one Lyle. Like all of it and the techs look great too. One of your best in a while. Well done!!
05-07-2013, 07:52 AM
Daniel Cadieux
This is quite beautiful, love the low angle and resulting texture to the water wavelets. The water drops add some interest. Good exposure and nice details. My first thought was that some canvas above needed to be trimmed. Nicely done Lyle...
05-07-2013, 08:12 AM
Lyle Gruby
Thanks for the feedback.
05-07-2013, 09:02 AM
Frank Schauf
Great picture, nice deep shooting position and great background.
05-08-2013, 02:35 PM
Miguel Palaviccini
Lyle,
Love the soft looking light here. I don't mind the horizon crossing the head, probably because it's a "soft" horizon (meaning it's not a high contrast change).
I would take some off the top and bottom. I like a 16:9 crop for these types of images, but that's just a personal preference.
