Preening Oystercatcher

[Sanjeevprakash]

Took this shot of the Oystercatcher in a preening pose at Nickerson Beach towards the end of June.

D300s,300mm f2.8 + TC14e,1/3200s, ISO-200, F/4.5,manual exp,HH lying low on the ground.20% Crop.

Thanks for Viewing.Comments & Suggestions appreciated.





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[Miguel Palaviccini]

I'm usually not a fan of too much negative space, but here I think it works really well. I would think about cropping a bit off of the out of focus from the bottom. Great image!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Nice image, interesting pose. The head needs bit more sharpness IMO and
agree with Miguel about the crop.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the low angle and the wavy texture of the sand. Too bad the bill is in the shade, and I would have liked the subject bigger in the frame, or at this size lower in the frame.

[Sanjeevprakash]

Thanks all.Here's a re-post in which I have excluded some OOF area at the bottom.Hope this looks better.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely ripples in the sand. RP works better.

[Michael Zajac]

I like the repost better too.

[Peter Dexter]

I agree it would have been nice ti have the bill illuminated. I have to say I actually like the original composition better. The negative space above the bird in the re post just seems like too much. I like the balance of the original.