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    Default American Oystercatcher

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    Nickerson Beach, 5/16/21 at 6:49AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

    Hand held, Full frame.

    Canon 1DX MarkIII
    Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
    Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
    ISO 800
    f9.0
    1/1250sec
    Last edited by John Mack; 05-24-2021 at 04:32 PM.

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    Very nice one John. Sharp eye and nice head detail. Very similar to our Oystercatchers here, except the ones I've photographer (Pied oystercatcher) have a red eye with red surround. What is the lower black section in the eye?

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    pretty head shot, I like the weathered bill, it could go a touch warmer for me. I wish the shoulder and the wing was in focus too. not possible with the TC. I would have taken the TC off and shot this with 500 bare at f/9 to get the shoulder sharp too. you get fewer pixels on the head but it makes no difference for small size internet file like the one above

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    John, another solid frame. What is the blotch in the eye; a growth defect or some mud/other?

    You do a super job with textures IMO. The oranges really do well in the otherwise very neutral scheme.

    I think I see how you composed it, with the lower edge of the wing just above the LRC cutoff and I feel like that was wise here. The wing blur doesn't bother me a ton as everything draws my eyes inward.

    Nicely captured!

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    Hi John ... another nice solid frame .
    Overall i do like the tones and colors .
    Hope you are happy with the 1Dx III

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    Very nice frame John! Love the yellow eye and the orange pops off the screen. I am also fine with he wing OOF. Honestly I didn't even notice it because I was drawn immediately to the eye until I read the other comments. Nice work!

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    Most oystercatcher species have irregular pupils. DATCA. R5 kills 1dX III ...

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