American Oystercatcher

[Geoffrey Montagu]

This image is from recent trip to Barnegat. This is one of five lifers from Barnegat that afternoon. All C&C welcome.


D3s, 500mm + 1.4x tc, 1/800, f7.1, ISO 800, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal Head.




Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

I like everything about this one, Geoffrey. Great pose with perfect head turn, good exposure, wonderful "hill" he chose to stand on. Congrats on the lifers.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the perch, pose, sharpness and HA. I would take a little off the bottom or clone out the OOF rock in the LLC but that is my personal preference. Sounds like you had a great day!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the perch, head angle. Exposure and details also look good. Getting lower was not an option because of the fg element in lower left corner but I think this perspective works very well. Congrats on all the lifers!

[Mike Landwehr]

A very nice catch, Geoffrey. I love the colors presented by the oystercatchers. A very nice HA, good exposure and sharp focus. I like the "perch". The background doesn't make a positive contribution, but I understand Daniel's explanation as to why you couldn't go lower.

[ramesh anantharaman]

What a beautiful bird. love the IQ here.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice pose, colours and details.Congrats on the lifer.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[Rob Melone]

Nicely composed and well captured Geoffrey with an intriguing pose and interesting perch.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks everyone.






Geoffrey