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    Default Sanderling

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    This little guy came really close, at my minimum focus distance.

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    Good capture Glenn. I admire your bravery in taking the shot at f/4, just enough DoF which nicely isolates the bird. Well done!
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    Very nice shot, excellent low view. The quality is amazing for iso 2500

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    nice image,sharp with good detail,like the feeding pose,nice light.

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    I enjoy the low angle work, the pretty plumage, and the great feeding pose. Consider Western Sandpiper for the ID... :)

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    Thanks for the I'D correction Shawn

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    Nice low angle and pose. Amazed you got decent DOF at f/4, being that close.

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    I like the foot sunken in the mud. I'd lighten the reflection in the eye to give it a bit more life. Neat little shorebird, love it when they tolerate human presence like this!

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    Yes to a nice image of an adult Western molting to breeding plumage. Love the raised foot feeding pose. Be right back....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
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    Looks better Arthur did you add Vibrance or Saturation? Thanks for the help my processing skills are very weak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn Conlan View Post
    Looks better Arthur did you add Vibrance or Saturation? Thanks for the help my processing skills are very weak.

    Glenn
    You are most welcome Glenn. I did a lot. But quickly. I selected the bird with the Quick Selection Tool and ran my NIK Color Efex Pro 50/50 layer (Tonal Contrast and Detail Extractor) and reduced the opacity of that to about 50%. Then I boosted the SAT (perhaps a bit too much). I pulled the curve down on the whole image mainly to darken the water and then did a bit of Eye Doctor work. Lastly I sharpened the face only with a Contrast Mask (Unsharp Mask at 15/65/0) and lightened it a bit.

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