Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Image captured at a local beach, hand held, full frame, I cleaned up the background.

OM-1 300mmf4 & MC20 (1200mm ff equiv)
ISO 2500 EV+0.3, 1/1250sec, f8

ACR/PSCC

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... looks top notch to me .
Plenty of detail , nice color and tones .... lovely BG , nice work all around .
One little nit for me , I wish for more space on bottom and less above .

Cool capture and TFS Andreas

[William Dickson]

Very nice Jon....Wow you must have been close here.....Some great detail and I like the DOF....Exposure looks spot on.....you took full advantage getting this close....Well done.

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice Jon....Wow you must have been close here.....Some great detail and I like the DOF....Exposure looks spot on.....you took full advantage getting this close....Well done.

Will

Thanks Andreas and Will, I was pretty close somewhere around 5m I would guess, this combo is also very useful for insects, I can keep a relatively large distance, set to Procapture and then get a sequence of flight shots.

[Dorian Anderson]

Excellent pose and IQ. Exposure and details look great, and the orange legs add a nice touch of color. My only issue is the crop; it's a bit wonky with extra room above and not enough below. I'd try to get back to a 1.5 x 1 format.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Jon, beautiful bird, very similar to the Ruddy Turnstone here. Sharp, complimenting background, interesting perch. I like the image, thank you for sharing.

[Brian Sump]

Jon a real solid frame for me. Pretty much everything - the comp (though traditional would be nice here too), the quality of processing, the pose... all works great.

Like the choice of tonal depth and the pop of orange is great at the legs. That one white spot on the rock bugs me, but all else is just about spot on!

Great work!