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Western Sandpiper
Canon 7D, EF 400mm f/5.6L
1/1250 | f/5.6 | ISO 320
Panama Flats, Victoria BC
I was shooting a small group of Western sandpipers handheld while laying down. This was taken last spring, but I thought it might be useful to get some critique now that I can try to put to use this upcoming spring when the sandpipers migrate through again.
I appreciate any input!
Thanks,
Thomas
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love the low angle, good details and pose. sharp. I'd clone out the specular reflection on the mud and also clone out the small stump and its reflection
TFS
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I love the low angle and perfect reflection. Good light and colours. I'd be OK with a bit more room below, but this is one strong shorebird image!
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Thanks, Arash. These are things I wouldn't have thought to do otherwise!
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Thanks, Daniel! I'll have to double check on Lightroom to be sure, but I think I do have some extra room below the reflection to play with.
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Agree with all said above. Nice shorebird image. My only critique would be that I think the background and your bird is a little over saturated. Western Sandpipers in breeding plumage are not such a deep orange like this. Did you play with the reflection of the bird at all? It seems just too good to me. Too perfect without a single ripple in any of the water. That is the best reflection I have ever seen if it is natural. Also I think the shot could use a little counter clockwise rotation.
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Thanks Isaac. The reflection has not been altered in any way (other than noise reduction), it was just a small puddle so the water was very still. I've been going back and forth with the saturation. To me it looks too saturated as well, but when I decrease the saturation I notice very little change in the colour. I think I'll have to play with the saturation for the individual colours and see how that turns out. I'm relatively colour blind so I appreciate the comment on the saturation. Saturation and white balance I struggle with a bit, so it is always good to get input on them! The rotation is another thing I've played with a bit in this image. I think how it is now the image is level, but the sloped mud makes it look tilted. I appreciate your input!
Thomas
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Thanks again Isaac! If you don't mind, I'd like to use your re-edit as a template for when I find some time to re-edit the photo. I have a hard time with colours and your edit will be really helpful for me to see where I was over doing it and what needed to be toned down.
Thomas
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Don't mind at all. I would tell you exactly what I did to remove the cast but honestly don't remember. Processed a bunch of images since then.