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    Default American Avocet in Breeding Plumage

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    I made this image in Bear River Migratory Refuge, UT couple of months back on a cloudy day.


    Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TCIII
    ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec
    Matrix Metering, Manual Mode.


    Removed couple of spots at the top
    Cropped for Presentation
    Applied Little Noise Reduction
    Selectively Applied Nik 30-30 Filter on the Bird

    Let me know your thoughts and comments.

    Thanks
    Krishna

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    The bird looks good and I like the walking pose.
    I just wish you had been a bit lower and the light a bit better to change the color of the water from that dull grey.
    Gail

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    Really like the pose on the bird. The composition is nice and the details looks good as well.

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    Good looking bird Krishna, I like the pose and details, agree with Gail about the point of view and I wish for a catchlight or brighter eye. Thank you for sharing

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    I could not get lower as it is not possible to do so in this situation. This was photographed from Car. I agree with the light and muddy water. Water was muddy due to some reason in the Refuge.

    Thanks you for all the comments.

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    Great pose. Sometimes it's just not possible to get a lower POV. This works for me under the circumstances.

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    I am the odd man out here. To my eye it is over-saturated and too contrasty. And the lack of a catchlight bugs me as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    I am the odd man out here. To my eye it is over-saturated and too contrasty. And the lack of a catchlight bugs me as well.

    with love, artie
    Hi Artie,

    Thank you for commenting.

    This image was shot from car. From sun angle perspective it almost side light. As it was a bit cloudy I choose to photograph off sun angle and hence no catch light.

    The colors look ok to me, though I though it a bit more yellow/ red cast. I tried to correct it but I did not like how it turned out so I left the same.

    Thanks to all for the comments.

    Thanks
    Krishna

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