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    Default Molting Sanderling?

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    EOS-1D Mk III, 500mm f/4 + 1.4xII, 1/400, f/5.6, ISO 800
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    Photographed on an overcast morning this past weekend on Plum Island in MA.
    Confirmation/correction of ID would be appreciated. Thanks!

    Looking forward to your comments and critiques!

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    I think you are right about the ID and I like the angle, sharpness, monochromatic feel and eye contact. If anything, I might lighten the eye a bit.

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    Looks like a Sanderling to me. Great soft light, pose, and serene mood. I am almost starting to like overcast days better than sunny ones.

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    Sanderling gets my vote as well. I love the meniscus of the water on the birds legs...

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    Great, clean image Mike. I know nothing about waders. Love the still water and the monochromatic feel as well. :)

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    Adult Sanderling showing lots of feather wear as expected. Note all the raggedy feathers. The fresher grey feathers are winter feathers. Image is pretty much perfect including -3 on the fill, low level, sharpness, and COMP.
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    Hi
    I love this image. The exposure is spot-on and the details are finely captured. You can really feel the surrounding conditions just looking at the image! Superb!

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    Very sharp and well exposed image. I really like the overall monochromatic feel.
    How did you get completely white water? Is it just because of the overcast condition and low shooting angle or you did some post-processing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashutosh Sinha View Post
    How did you get completely white water? Is it just because of the overcast condition and low shooting angle or you did some post-processing?
    The look of the water and bg are indeed from the overcast sky and the low angle.
    Post processing on this image after RAW conversion was minimal : Levels for black/white point, Curves for a bit of contrast, and Hue/Sat (although this hardly made a difference due to the monochromatic nature of the image).

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    Mike, This is a beautiful image. Nice details and pose.The monochromatic look really adds alot IMO.

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    This is fantastic shot , Loved BG. HA, Sharpness , Compo
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    Mike...

    Like the lighting, pose, comp and perfect use of fill.

    The only thing I might have done differently would be to crop just a bot off the bottom?

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    This one is great. Very nice details, low angle and dof.

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    Such a beauty, loved the details and feel here..The effect of the water adds well. Congrats...

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    Very good mood with the overcast light and B/W bird. The mellow look of the bird itself
    adds to it. Great as always...

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    I love the mood of the image. I can keep looking at for a long time... In fact I have been doing that :-). It's a beautiful image Mike.

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