Taken in Iceland one morning as the oystercatcher flew over a field of buttercups.
D500
500mmPF
ISO 500
6.3
1/4000
Taken in Iceland one morning as the oystercatcher flew over a field of buttercups.
D500
500mmPF
ISO 500
6.3
1/4000
The dorsal view is very nice and love that background. Really like that fanned out tail.
Nice top side view and the BG is terrific.
A bit more of a head turn would have been nice.
iso500 in Iceland? Nice......
Dan Kearl
Those buttercups are deadly BG Ann. It's interesting how the white feathers create a white bird outline within the outline of the whole bird, and if you follow the extension of grey out from the dorsal whites you can even see a head and bill to make up a whole phantom bird-on-a-bird.
HI Ann, nice topside view, lovely background compliments the bird. If this was from a series/burst maybe a later image would have the near wing fully extended. Congratulations on your image in Audubon's 2019 Top 100.
Joe Przybyla
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Super pose colours and background, a really delightful image.
I like as is but if it were mine I would have a look at the contrast, I know you folk over there like your punchy images but for me it has just a little too much.
This is really nice Ann. Pose is great, and the detail across the bird looks great. Center of back might be a tad hot, but its the nature of these high-contrast shots and is an easy fix if you agree. Background is great, and I really
like the strong colors throughout the frame. More head turn would have been nice, for sure.