I made this image in Lincoln Beach, UT couple of weeks back
Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D850 600 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
1/4000 sec; f/6.3; ISO 1000
Manual; Matrix metering
Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
Cropped in
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively
Cloning few spots
Let me know your thoughts
Thanks
Krishna
09-03-2020, 04:02 AM
David Roach
Intimate POV , BG, EXP and details all spot on. Perhaps less at the base and I want to see entire laminar flow on the back foot. Beautiful and yes, playful canvas. TFS
09-03-2020, 08:31 AM
Bill Dix
Nice light on this cute little Plover. Ditto David's comments. I suppose this is a case where, in retrospect, being just a few inches higher would have helped.
09-03-2020, 10:43 AM
Daniel Cadieux
I sometimes like to play with the FG like this too, but I prefer when the transition is softer than here. Having said this, the plover looks great, and the foot rising out of the water is neat.
09-03-2020, 11:16 AM
annmpacheco
Hello Krishna,
Lovely fresh feathers with details, the FG is the distraction here, plover looks terrific...
09-03-2020, 04:01 PM
Arthur Morris
Yup. The two lumps that blocked the feet are a bummer. What date please? This is a young of the year.
with love, a
09-03-2020, 04:25 PM
Krishna Prasad kotti
Hi Artie, Thanks. This was taken on 15th Aug
09-03-2020, 11:12 PM
Dorian Anderson
Killer lighting a detail, and you got some really nice eye contact. I agree the foreground is really distracting. It overpowers the subject.
09-04-2020, 11:46 PM
Krishna Prasad kotti
Thank you all for the comments.
My Lens was on Ground Pod. Not much I could do with the foreground.
I only got couple of frames with Blue water... I went to this place couple of times and it is not work out. I went today and saw these birds were gone (This is a stop over place for Migration)
09-06-2020, 06:56 PM
John Mack
The low angle and the light are nice. I like the pose and the framing.