American Oystercatcher

[Dorian Anderson]

More fun from Nickerson. I liked this one since he raised his wings as the waves consumed him. I was soaked after this shot. Thankfully, my rig was not......

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX2
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 800
Processed in LR CC with standard sliders. Turned exposure down on shoulder just a touch.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Pretty spectacular shot Dorian I like the exposure there is good detail in the blacks and whites, the eye is striking.. I have just noticed the pale legs, the ones over here have pink legs.

[dankearl]

Your exposure is about as good as it gets I think for a black and white bird...
That said, I can see where you toned down the shoulder, I would have left alone.

[Moe Richard]

The pose along with the splash is quite nice to look at. The colors in the water are well exposed as is the black and white plumage. I do see a noticeable blue halo on the shoulder. Superb job on the eye and beak. There are some IQ issues in the darkest black plumage at higher magnification.
Just curious; there is a Nickerson on Long Island, NY and one at Cape Cod. I am not familiar with either but many shorebird images seem to come from one of these East Coast hot spots.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the pose and the eater but wish the wings were up all the way exposure and details are both good. 2 minor issues: the red channel on the bill is blown, I'd turn it down a bit and the whites have a blue cast (from the water) which should be easily fixable

TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

Love the dancing pose and the soft light, and the fact you got soaked for your art! I'll leave the technicals to the experts. Nice shot.

[Bill Dix]

Great action, great exposure. Love the splash.

[gail bisson]

I love the pose and the trailing foam. Awesome POV.
I can see the "toning down" work on the shoulder and would rework this in PP.
Love the blues of the ocean- this image has a beautiful color palette.
So nice and sharp too.

[Dorian Anderson]

Since two people have mentioned it, I want to clarify. The darker patch in the shoulder region is actually natural shadow/contour from the humorous/scapular. That is not a processing artifact. The area I modified was above that, more on the leading edge of the wing.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Very Nice image. I like the water colors

I would crop the image from bottom to remove the dark foam.

TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautifully captured, Dorian. Great timing with position of wings, and raised foot. Nice splash as well.


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[John Mack]

Love the splash and the pose. Low angle is great. The soft light brings out the detail nicely.