Western Sandpiper

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in South Utah.






Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D850, 600 f/4 + 1.4x TCIII
1/6400 sec; f/5.6; ISO 1000
Manual; Matrix metering











Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P
Cropped in from Top. Added some canvas at the bottom
Nik 30-30 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation. Extra sharpening on the head.
Dodge selectively
No Cloning.








Let me know your thoughts and comments.




Thanks
Krishna

[John Mack]

Love that red in the foreground and the background here. Nice detail on the bird. Light looks nice as well.

[Dorian Anderson]

The red surroundings are awesome, but the soft legs and disinterested gaze hurt keep this from being everything it could have. The detail on the face and shoulder is beautiful though!

[Tim Munsey]

Wow! Where does the red come from? Very striking colour shows off the bird well.

[gail bisson]

I love, love the reds.
A bit off the bottom for my taste but otherwise a beauty.
I would rotate image clockwise.
It would have been a killer image if the legs had been sharp.
Well done!
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Love the red color. Definitely needs some CW rotation. To me, it looks as if the focus was on the rufous coverts leaving the head softer than the shoulder ...

with love, artie

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Wow! Where does the red come from? Very striking colour shows off the bird well.

Red sand is pretty much common in South Utah.

There is reservoir which birds use as migration stop over.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Love the red color. Definitely needs some CW rotation. To me, it looks as if the focus was on the rufous coverts leaving the head softer than the shoulder ...

with love, artie

Yes the focus was rufous coverts, I did extra sharpening on the head. I wish I had shot this at f/8 or f/11

Looking at the feet I do not think CW rotation is required but I will check the raw image..