Same bird, different flavor

[Blake Shadle]

Another image I created of this Short-billed Dowitcher out at Ft. Desoto while laying in the cold (ok, cold for us Florida Crackers haha) water.

Shooting Solution
Nikon D300 | Sigma 500mm f/4.5 + Kenko 1.4X TC (700mm) | Manually focused
Manual Exposure | 1/1600 @ f/6.3 | ISO 400 | Hand held over water

All comments welcome and appreciated!

Thanks for looking :)

[James Shadle]

Beaker,

Well seen and well executed.
Very nice subject, well exposed and sharp. The low angle offers an excellent connection between subject and viewer.
Perhaps you could take a smidge off the bottom and cool the color temp just a bit.
Very well done. You must have an awesome teacher or great genetics to pull off images like this at such a young age.:)

Dad

[Tony Whitehead]

Sweet light, pose and superb low angle, Blake. Wondering about a smidge of CCW rotation. Not having been there it looks a bit yellow to me. Is this version way off?

[Blake Shadle]

Sweet light, pose and superb low angle, Blake. Wondering about a smidge of CCW rotation. Not having been there it looks a bit yellow to me. Is this version way off?

Hi Tony, thanks for the repost :) It's a bit off. The light was super warm that morning. After processing the image I used a selective color adjustment layer and cranked down the yellow from the yellow channel. A Great Blue Heron that I posted from the same morning will give you an idea of the light temp. I do like a little cooler look. I think you're right about the CCW.

[Tony Whitehead]

I see what you mean about the yellow light on the GBH. I'll have to come and have a look some day!

[Lance Peters]

Love the low angle - gorgeous light and a great pose. That sigma 500 is not a bad lens at all and a fraction of the nikon 500 price.
Gorgeous shot :)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Stunnnig pose, light, colors, detail, BG and comp, I love it, respot looks very nice although I would go for something in between. Congratulaitons!

[Steve Maxson]

Beautiful, Blake. A great pose and the low angle really sets the bird off. I agree with Ramon that a color temp between the 2 versions above would probably be ideal.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Lovely image Blake. The pose really add to it. I have no problem with the yellowish cast.

Szimi