Tired of Willets yet?

[Ian Cassell]

Here's another Willet from Forsythe - a bit High Key this time

Canon 7D
Canon 500/4 + 1.4 x from car window
1/800 sec f/8 ISO 640

CS6
Noiseware Pro on BG

[Wendy Kates]

Ian, for some reason I can only see the clump of grass on my monitor, not the Willet. I'm not sure why.

[Ian Cassell]

Hmmmm .... I don't understand that, Wendy. I still see it all here.

[Doug West]

I see the Willet also. Maybe you have to scroll?

Doug

[Wendy Kates]

Okay, I see it on my work monitor. Not sure why I didn't see it at home. Ian...it seems to be a well-exposed, sharp image, but I'm wondering if it would be better to crop out part of the clump of grass, so one's attention would focus more directly on the bird. Also, what would you think of adding a little canvas at the bottom, so the reflection of the Willet has a little more room. (I'm sure not everyone would agree with me on this.)

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks for looking, Wendy. Actually, it is the clump of grass that made this image for me. I have many shots of solo-willets, but I liked the lonely look of the bird standing next to the clump.

[Doug West]

I like the clump of grass also. The only thing that bugs me is the out of focus grass in the foreground.
Maybe cloning that out or maybe even cropping out as much as you can (where the reflection of the
birds neck ends).

Wendy...are you using an iPad by any chance? There's a post from Shane in the General forum asking
about what seems like the problem you were having...or not :)

Doug