Burning sands surrounding a Ringed Plover

[Alexander Koenders]

Due to strong winds over the beach a part of this bird disappeared in a sandy fog.

Olympus E3, Zuiko ED300 F2.8, Zuiko 2.0 converter, 600mm focuslength, 1/500sec, F5.7, ISO400, 0 stop

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool effect, I also like the angle and sharpness. I wish for a bit more eye contact and a catchlight. I find it a bit tight on the left side and there are some artifacts along the left side on my monitor. The whites look a bit reddish, maybe a slightly lower color temperature?

[Mike Lentz]

Nice image, good low perspective. I see a distinct line along the left edge of the image as well as some cloning blotches under the tail area where it goes from darker to lighter.

[Fabs Forns]

I like the idea and the OOF parts of the image. I also see a pink cast all over the image and the cloning marks. Some more post processing could make this one much better.

And you did well in the repost :)

[Alexander Koenders]

I have made some aprovements do i dond't see the line at the left side. Could be that my monitor doesn't show it:(

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Very nice affect, I like the soft lighting and the sharpness. If it were me I'd cheat and add the catch light :)