Bill, Bill's wife Joanne and I returned to "The Rail Yard" yesterday to catch the early morning light on the Clapper Rails. Along with Joanne's expert rhythmic hand clapping, with a little audio assist, at least one CLRA came out of the reeds. This image was captured as the Rail walked through some Marsh Samphier, AKA: Glasswort or Sea Asparagus. C&C welcome.
So glad you guys went back!
very nice image.
Love the HA.
I would remove the longest grass. By doing so, I feel the grasses become part of the environment and not distracting,
Gail
PS I think I would back off on the sharpening a little bit.
The early morning light really makes a difference. I'm glad to see him in habitat, but I do wish the grass had been a little shorter. We forgot to pack the lawnmower. Nice image with good turn of the head.
I just saw these in SF southeast bay last week. Always in the growth and not much can be done....its part of their habitat! Nice lighting on a hard bird to get. My photos were all shaded so no detail, nice detail you captured.
So glad you guys went back!
very nice image.
Love the HA.
I would remove the longest grass. By doing so, I feel the grasses become part of the environment and not distracting,
Gail
PS I think I would back off on the sharpening a little bit.
I'm glad we returned too, Gail. The light was more pleasing and added greatly to the IQ. Thank you for your comments and observations. I didn't feel the longest grasses were distracting. Bill also wished for shorter grasses. I felt the few taller grasses added to the dimension.
Clapper Rail
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Originally Posted by gail bisson
