Killdeer II

[Julie Kenward]

Another of the series from yesterday's morning at the lake...Does anyone else feel like this needs a boost in contrast or am I just too used to photographing florals? :eek:

Canon 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4L, 1.4TC
f9 @ 1/320th, ISO 200
Manual mode, handheld, pattern metering
Processed in ACR & CS4; again...another good sized crop (not quite as much as the first one.)

The good news? I'm finally getting a 400mm lens (thanks to Axel!) :D:D:D

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the calling pose and eye contact and would crop a bit off the top. Contrast looks good on my monitor.

The 400 is happy to be used again. :)

[John Chardine]

I agree with Axel, contrast looks good. I like the idea of the image very much Jules. I like both posts and can't decide which is better. I think the image would have more presentation impact if it were a little larger. I've been posting 950 pixels wide images lately, which is a good compromise between image size and monitor size.

[Steve Maxson]

This has plenty of contrast for me, Jules. I prefer the repost with a little tighter farming. I like the pose as it makes the bird's legs seem longer that usual. The open beak is a plus. I'm guessing that you were near a nest (?) The plants on the left help to balance out the comp.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nicely composed with the plant creating good balance to the bird. Great EXP and very sharp.
See in Macro tomorrow night :)

[Stu Bowie]

Julie, the contrast looks fine, and like the pose with the open beak. Axel's re comp works well.

[Julie Kenward]

Steve, I'm guessing I was, too, although I never actually saw it. I was walking along the edge of a lake and they were everywhere! I even got a few images of the baby chicks but they are so small comparitively to the surroundings that I didn't post any here.

Most of the time I drop by the lake at night and see only one or two adults; I've now discovered that showing up around 8 a.m. is THE time for seeing them out and about. There had to have been close to a dozen of them scurrying around between all the ducks and geese looking for food. I just stood on the other side of the slope and watched them come and go...

[Chris Kotze]

Super pose and colours well captured

[Arthur Morris]

Like the open bill and the repost. The contrast looks fine from here.