Hi all,
Here's another from our recent trip to Tasmania. The Masked Lapwing is pretty common here in Brisbane, but this was the first time I've seen them with their very cute chicks. They're very protective of the chicks and will let you know if you get too close. I did my best not to annoy them and managed this shot. This was taken in the very pretty town of Stanley, in the north-west coast of Tasmania. I decided to clone out some distracting shadows as well as some basic work in ACR and PS.
7Dii, 100-400 lens at 360mm, 1/2500th sec, f5.6, iso500, AV mode hand-held.
Thanks Gail...your feedback is helpful. John: Yes, it was a fairly large crop, but didn't want to have too much empty space...I'll rethink this one. Cheers.
Yes, way, way too tight on top. Cute chick. The colors look dark and dense. And the wall was bad luck.
with love, artie
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Colors look good, just a bit on the dark side overall.
with love, artie
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Masked Lapwing and chick
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