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Thick Knee (Burhinus grallarius)
This Bush thick-knee or Stone Curlew was nesting almost on beach front. The sexes are identical and both share the incubation period. Extremely hard to spot and well camouflaged. There was a pair guarding two, dark brown, mottled eggs.
The image was taken late in the afternoon.
canon 5DmkII
1/1000 @ f5.6
ISO320
Spot Metering
EF100-400mm L USM lens @ 400mm
Hand held
PP included cropping, cloning out grass, USM selective sharpening, colour slightly saturated in parts and desaturated in others. NR on BG.
Questions about this image.
!. Are the "head angle" police about? I have another few images of different angles, but liked the stare down the barrel. I read an extensive post by the "HAP" on this site. Most enlightening, but thought provoking.
2. The single white feather? Would it be better cloned out/toned down. This feather was the only way I could tell which bird was where.
3. The tail end of the bird is very soft and OOF. Would a tighter crop work better?
Any other suggestions? I had the ideal time of day and a co-operative subject, but feel I could get a whole lot more and missed the opportunity.
C&C always welcome and appreciated.
Glennie