Ruddy Turnstone

[Colin Driscoll]

1DXII 70-200mm f/2.8L II 200mm 1/2500 f7.1 iso800 DPP4 PSCC cropped and light sharpening

[Randy Stout]

Colin:

I like the gentle wave action in the bg, striding pose.

The head looks just a bit softer than the body. If possible, a slightly lower perspective would have reduced the impact of the mud in the foreground. Yes , it shows the environment nicely, but I could see downplaying it a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[Jonathan Ashton]

I have similar thoughts to Randy, the bird's head needs just a little more sharpening and I would crop a little off the base to reduce the area of the mud element.