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    Default Sanderling on a chilly winter beach

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    This image was created yesterday at Point Lookout Beach in Western Long Island. So many peeps were running around eating tiny clams that it was hard to isolate just one. This little one took a brief rest and allowed me this image.

    Thanks for looking and for your comments.

    1/1000, f8, ISO400
    1DM2n, 500 + 1.4tc, tripod, legs extended for a low angle. Incident metered.
    Converted in BB, minimal PS work (slight crop, levels, curves, burned a few distracting beach elements, sharpened)

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    Len Maltese
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    Nice plumage and very sharp. It's good that the head turned back toward you a bit.

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    Good exposure control. Sharp detail and the bird is well placed in the frame. The seaweed adds a lot of interest. Here in Florida, they are almost always on plain sand.

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    Sharp and a great exposure but you needed to get right down on the ground so that the bird would have been totally against the water... The merge of the breast with the dark grasses does not help the image.

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    Hey Grace,

    It looks like you are going to have get get down and dirty ;)
    Seaweed looks like it could be a little lighter.

    Glad you see you still photographing in the cold weather :)

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    I love these birds, have yet to get a good one myself. Looks good! If the seaweed could go lighter that would be a plus for me.

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    You've got to agree with the experts but I believe the bird is beautifully exposed and detail is excellent. I like the OOF blue BG, too. Shore birds are quite special.

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    Hi Grace

    These are one of my favourite shorebirds to photograph and I am fortunate o have plenty locally in the winter. Good exposure, detail and setting on this one but it would nice to have had the seaweed a little lighter. Look foward to seeing some more.

    Cheers

    Rich

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