Great Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) II

[Frank Schauf]

Another picture of the Great Ringed Plover with fewer obstacles in the foreground.

I hope you like it.

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 2x III
1/1600 sec., f/9, ISO 800
Gitzo GT5541LS with Sachtler FSB 8

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[Randy Stout]

Frank:

Sharp, great catchlight,good shooting angle.

Nice blues in the bg, but the darker areas are a bit distracting, esp. the one right in front of the bill. I might try to soften them just slightly.

Cheers

Randy

[Frank Schauf]

Thanks Randy,

the dark areas are waves and I think they should as remain as they are, nature!

[Randy Stout]

Frank:

I appreciate that they are waves, and wouldn't eliminate them, just soften a bit. Your image, your call of course.

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Canuel]

Cute bird and I like the rocky FG and hint of waves in the BG. Nice catchlight in the eye as well.

[gail bisson]

Nice low POV and light.
I have to agree with Randy on this image. Simple to dodge the black area of the wave without eliminating it.
Did you know the posting size has changed? You can now post up to 400KB and 1200 x 900.
Gail

[Greg Oakley]

Super image Frank - sweet pose and excellent IQ - love the pano crop as well!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like this one better for the cleaner FG (there is still one rock that I wish was not there, but hey, we can't always have it all!). Another option for the darker waves would be to clone in some paler blue with a low opacity clone (10-15%)...that would help tame the darkness without eliminating them. Very nice details!

[Frank Schauf]

Thank you all.

Here my attempt to edit the background, I'm not sure whether it succeeded.

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[arash_hazeghi]

great low angle and sharp details Frank! the larger repost looks great