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Taken during spring 2009, can't wait for the next fieldseason with loads of Godwits, Redshank and Ruffs! :)
This one was looking intensly for some insects.
Thanks for watching,
Canon EOS 50D 1/640 f9
ISO 500
Canon 300mm F2.8 L USM + 2x Converter
Handheld
Loved the pose, shooting angle and placement of the bird in the frame. Nice BG too. The bird looks a tad over-sharpened and over-contrasty to me.
I like the attentive pose, eye contact, setting and BG. Sharpness looks good on my monitor. If it were mine, I might tone down the whites a tad.
Nice and sharp with a concentrated pose. Always looks unusual to see waders in fields as we almost only see them on tidal flats.
NIce habitat and great pose. Good light too. Thanks for sharing.
nice low composition, HA, and eye contact. Sharpness looks good here.
cheers
I love the greens here, Its really adds a lot to the image.
I have to agree.Quote:
The bird looks a tad over-sharpened and over-contrasty to me
Thanks all for the comments, very much apprieciated!
But I have to say that I don't the contrast and sharpness issues! From my side it looks clean, I have a regular workflow and actually backed off on my sharpening here a bit more than usual. I do see a little halo around the bill though. The same for the contrast, it might be that leveling out the warm evening light might have added a bit too much contrast for some, but from my end the bird pops nicely. Here is a screenshot of what my histogram looks like, maybe that is helpful.....In any case thanks a lot for the comments makes me think about the image that much more....:)
Cheers,
Krijn
Krijn, looking at this again, I take back my "tad oversharpened" comment. It must be the contrast in the white feathers and the dark lines that fooled my eyes.
Nice colors and HA great low angle and perspective.
