Eurasian Oystercatcher

[Bill Dix]

Flatey Island in May. This is the female, slightly more brownish than the male. She was waiting for him to return from the ocean with a snack for junior.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 500mm, ISO 2000, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual. Removed some whitewash; NR to background.

[David Roach]

Love the perfect EXP, perch, SH/details, composition and the BG. Congrats. TFS

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Bill. I like the "low light environment" although I would still increase the exposure by 1/3 stop (but protect the whites on the shoulder)
BG and perch are lovely.
IQ is excellent as well.
Gail

[John Mack]

Really like the background on this one. The rock perch is nice and the pose.

[Ivan Sjogren]

A really lovely setting here Bill! I love the pattern and the color of the background. The rock is quite good-looking too!
Nicely exposed, if maybe a bit dark, I would also raise the exposure by a tad. I also like the comp and the pose.
My main concern is the prossesing though as I think all the fine feather details seem washed out, especially the blacks.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

She's gorgeous under this overcast day, Bill. Great handling of the whites and browns, and fine detail. Like the rock perch and that nice background.

Geoffrey




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[dankearl]

I like the color palette a lot, the BG is very nice.
It does seem like maybe you used too much NR on the bird?

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.