This shot was taken on a falling tide with the birds constantly moving away from me, so I had to crawl over 100 meters on my stomach to get in position for this frame.
Could the subject be sharper? Probably. But I think this frame is more about the scene than the subject, so I'm happy with it.
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/4000 at f/5.6, ISO 1600
Processed in LR and Topaz DN
Last edited by Dorian Anderson; 01-01-2023 at 01:03 AM.
Hi Dorian. Love the overall composition, beautiful lighting and colours and detail on the bird. However, I amd finding the oof birds in the background too distracting as they're drawing my eye too much. Just personal preference. Kudos for the "belly 100m crawl", and I'm fine with the sharpness.
It's interesting that people are luke-warm on the OOF birds as the image was conceived around them. The idea is that this bird is one of many, and I think that helps viewers imagine the scene before me -- flamingos stretching to the horizon.
Hi Dorian ... i do lift my hat for your hard work that you are doing to get the shot you want !!!
It was well worth the effort you put into this image .
All does work for me , no nits
Techs and processing look good to me Dorian. I'm on the fence too in regards to the oof flamingos...I like the concept very much, just wish more of them looked like flamingos like the one at right, or at least more distinctive legs and neck like that one. Must have been so much fun to photograph, like photographing shorebirds but BIG!