Ruddy Turnstone

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Barnegat Light in bright light but thin clouds helped.



1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/500s, f/11, ISO 400

[Ramon M. Casares]

Light is nice IMO so I guess clouds did help :) Like the pose, BG, perch and detail, the only thing that bugs me a very little bit is the difference of sharpness between the feet and the rock, other than that, I love it! Congratulations!

[Randy Stout]

Axel:

Excellent exposure, nice composition,head angle. I like the feather details in the near wing.
No real negatives from me.

Great legs!

Randy

[Dave Leroy]

Good Looking Bird Axel. The only thing I am curious about is the 1/500 and f/11. I like the exposure.
Dave

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good Looking Bird Axel. The only thing I am curious about is the 1/500 and f/11. I like the exposure.
Dave

I was so close to the bird that I wanted to stop down more than usual.

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks Axel. Dave

[Fabs Forns]

Light looks pretty good to me :)
Good idea to go smaller aperture, so easy to miss DOF when you are close. Beautiful BG with the OOF water. Me likes :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I think there are no negatives from Australia. :D Good work Axel. :)

[LouBuonomo]

F11 really helped you here, did the horseshoes start comming in yet ?

Lou

[Axel Hildebrandt]

F11 really helped you here, did the horseshoes start comming in yet ?

Lou

Thanks, Lou! I made this a few weeks ago and there were no horseshoe crabs around at that time.

[Stu Bowie]

Pin, pin sharp Axel, and what brilliant detail in this. Great head angle too. Congrats on a fine image.