Rock Sandpiper

[Dan Brown]

This image was captured this past weekend in Humboldt county, Ca on the North Jetty in Arcata. PP'ed in CS3, cropped a bit, sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.

Camera Model: NIKON D200
Handheld
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Doug Brown]

Hi Dan! Like the pose and the barnacles. The OOF rocks in the foreground tend to draw the eye away. And there is a blue cast to the whites. Here's a repost with a levels adjustment and a tighter crop. How do you like it?

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely repost by Doug and I love the colors of the BG and the nice pose and excellent detail of sandpiper. I would be tempted to even crop a little more of the top to make the subject larger in the frame and also to make the image more of a rectangular crop. Congratulations Dan on a very pleasing image to view.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the repost even better. Great find and eye contact. I might crop even more at the top and sharpen the bird more.

[Linda Robbins]

Lovely subject and wonderful pose. Dougs repost made your nice image even better. I would agree with cropping a tad more off the top and sharpening the bird more too. Great capture!