Semipalmated Plover

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon 500/4 + 1.4 x

1/1600 sec f/7.1 ISO 640

Sharpening in CS6
NR on BG in Noiseware Pro

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Ian,

Look at the foreground....specifically bottom right hand corner. What do you see..what grabs you eye in this image???

[Ian Cassell]

Jeff, if you're referring to the brown blob of muck, I see what you mean, but the light on the bird's face seemed good enough to draw the viewer's eye. Am I wrong?

[Diane Miller]

Nice image with good sharpness in the eye. The big brown blob is OK for me, but I'd get rid of the smaller black blob.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks, Diane. Do you mean the dark hole in the brown blob?

[Diane Miller]

Yes -- didn't see it as a hole until you mentioned it. Now I can see it.

It did pull my attention, wondering what it was.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks! That will be an easy clone!

[John Chardine]

Great to see an adult Ian. We see mostly juvis here. For me I am drawn by the light tones- the face etc. Secondarily I went to the "blob" but then quickly started scanning the little green pants, which I like.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Ian,

the blob in the foreground with and without the hole is a distraction...considering removing it. When we photograph a beautiful subject why have something in the foreground (which is where the eye enters the frame) to pull from the subject. Now..you are the photographer and control the frame...why was it included?

If the subject's interaction with the blob is the theme of the picture then too much negative space on top....

Ian...I am a fan of simple foregrounds and background and this only is only my opinion....thanks for sharing.