This little guy came really close, at my minimum focus distance.
Tripod Jobu head
D4 600mm
ISO2500
F4.0
1/640 sec
Manuel exp
Thanks for your comments
This little guy came really close, at my minimum focus distance.
Tripod Jobu head
D4 600mm
ISO2500
F4.0
1/640 sec
Manuel exp
Thanks for your comments
Good capture Glenn. I admire your bravery in taking the shot at f/4, just enough DoF which nicely isolates the bird. Well done!
Regards, Ian
Very nice shot, excellent low view. The quality is amazing for iso 2500
I enjoy the low angle work, the pretty plumage, and the great feeding pose. Consider Western Sandpiper for the ID... :)
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.
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!
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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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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