Sanderling

[Bill Dix]

From Sandy Hook, NJ a few weeks ago. Cleaned up a few periwinkles from the beach.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/5000s @ f/7.1 manual, frisbee-pod

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Bill, love the simplicity of the image!

TFS
Steve

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like the muted colors of FG & BG. Good crisp details in Sanderling with whites holding nicely. Well captured, Bill.




Geoffrey

[keith mitchell]

Bill the bird looks spot on, what really appeals to me is how the water fades away and blends with the BG,great low angle finish's it off nicely.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Nice one Bill great bird, and I like how the BG and FG blend Well done

[David Kenny]

Nice one. Very Clean and simple.

[christopher galeski]

nice one,like the pastel colored BG,pleasant light,good pose with good detail.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image, Bill Sir.
Love the pose, beautiful colors, fine details, lights, low shooting angle and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone.

[Daniel Cadieux]

My type of low angle shorebird image!! Well exposed, well sharpened, and good head turn by the sanderling. If anything I'd try a slightly warmer version to see if that gets the bluish cast away from the shadowed parts of the subject, and I'd also tone down the brightest whites under the wing. Super nice though...gets me anxious to get fall migration under way :-)

[Bill Dix]

My type of low angle shorebird image!! Well exposed, well sharpened, and good head turn by the sanderling. If anything I'd try a slightly warmer version to see if that gets the bluish cast away from the shadowed parts of the subject, and I'd also tone down the brightest whites under the wing. Super nice though...gets me anxious to get fall migration under way :-)

Thanks Daniel. I had worried that the image was actually a little too warm. I had warmed up the OP to try and reduce the bluish shadows, and had burned the brightest areas under the wing. The problem is that a fairly strong light was coming from the left, so the sunlit whites are running in the high 220s, up to around 230, and about 5 points higher in the red channel than the blue. There is admittedly still some blue cast in the shaded parts on the right, partly attributable, I think, to reflection from the water. I could try some selective color adjustment and further burning when I get a chance. Thanks for the comments.

[Daniel Cadieux]

You're welcome! You could always select the forehead and chest, then go to Hue/saturation in PS and desaturate the blue and / or cyan channels to taste. Usually works well, and that won't alter the WB of the image if you already like it that way.

[Bill Dix]

You're welcome! You could always select the forehead and chest, then go to Hue/saturation in PS and desaturate the blue and / or cyan channels to taste. Usually works well, and that won't alter the WB of the image if you already like it that way.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks.

[Karl Egressy]

Great plumage, pose and POV, Bill.