This one was taken last year at a local wildlife area. There is a spot that the Avocets like to hang out and if you set yourself up there in the morning, the Avocets come in and land pretty close. They are pretty fast and shifty for their size.
1DMkIV---700mm---f6.3---ss1/2500---ISO640---HH from truck @ 7:45am---25% crop
Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.
Hi David,
I like the landing pose and the water droplets in front of the feet. Tack sharp as well with a nice view of the lovely bill and I like the detail in the right wing.
I think this needs a bit of CCW rotation.
There are some hot spots especially noticeable on the leading edge of the birds' left wing. I wonder if you can get a bit more detail from these areas?
Still a very nice image,
Gail
Gail, I processed this image a year ago and when I saw it last night I decided to post it , I did notice the hot area on the left wing but didnt feel like reprocessing it so I posted. I will tone it down for a final file. Thanks
Love these elegant birds. Great landing pose -- near wing fully extended would have been even better but as posted is just lovely. Few hot spots noted. I'm frankly not sure how one can tell about the rotation, unless the ripples were in fact horizontal which sometimes they are not. But either way you rotate it, it's a fine image. Beautiful play of morning light on the water.
Lovely details on the bird and gorgeous light on this beauty, David. I just love the colors in that water. Square crop works well for this landing pose. Flying droplets is a nice touch.
American Avocet
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