Photographed on Long Island late in the day. This is one of the rare occasions where I had to remove the TC for an oystercatcher.
1D3, 500f4, 1/1250s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400
American Oystercatcher
Photographed on Long Island late in the day. This is one of the rare occasions where I had to remove the TC for an oystercatcher.
1D3, 500f4, 1/1250s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400
Excellent framing and great exposure control. I like the wave behind the bird, and the reflection of the brilliant red beak on the water. The lifted foot is nice.
Lovely image all around.
Great picture, beautiful colors, as mentioned above the wave on the background add to the picture.
Nice pose with the implied motion of the raised foot. The water in the BG adds a lot of dimension.
Good looking specimen, great colors and habitat!!!
Pose and water breaking does it for me !!! Fine image Axel !!!
excellent Axel., fantastic bg which really makes the shot., sweet light, and nice pose.
Wonderful raised foot, perfect (square) subject to imaging sensor juxtapositon, and nice hunting pose. The base of the breaking wave distracts somewhat but if you had waited for the wave to reach the bird then you would have lost the raised foot...
Were you working in Manual exposure mode here?
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Thanks, Artie! I was working in AV mode.Originally Posted by Arthur Morris
Excellent work Axel, technically perfect and love the wave in the BG.
This is class. I love the wave in the BG and the bird's position is just fantastic!
What love most about this Axel is the crashing wave in the BG!
When I am working around breaking waves I make sure to be in Manual mode (after determining the correct EXP via a histogram check) so that the white of a breaking wave or the dark of a wave face does not screw up the EXP...
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Interesting, I have to give that a try.
That is a good plan. I love to work in Av when the BKGRs are fairly consistent but when the BKGRs are changing quickly as in your situation working in Manual EXP mode can save you lots of headaches.
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