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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    I'm just going through some files that I never got around to process. This was at Long Island, if I remember correctly the oystercatcher dropped its food but picked it up again. I only cropped a bit for composition.



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    Beautiful exposure and sharpness. I like the one footed pose.

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    Beautiful shot, exposure and detail is perfect. the lower left seems more blurred than lower right, I think it needs a more gradual blurring. What's it catching?

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    Quote Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi View Post
    Beautiful shot, exposure and detail is perfect. the lower left seems more blurred than lower right, I think it needs a more gradual blurring. What's it catching?
    Thanks, Arash! I think it is a little mussel. I didn't blur anything and didn't run NR either since it is almost full frame.

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    Hi Axel:

    Love this capture. Your blacks and whites are right on the money, and the detail is great. Love the raised leg and feathers, the flying mussel and bird's focus on that morsel. It all comes togther nicely! Marina

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    Axel -
    Like the scene , HA, pose and exposure looks right on
    Did you do anything to the red's in PS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Hawrylyshyn View Post
    Axel -
    Like the scene , HA, pose and exposure looks right on
    Did you do anything to the red's in PS?
    Thanks, Peter! I didn't do anything to the reds in PPing. I photographed the bird relatively late in the day.

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    Bang on exposure and nice sharpness, loved the raised foot
    TFS

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    Great timing and capture Axel. I love the pose and the lighting is awesome. The crashing wave in the bg really is a nice finishing touch. Excellent image!!!

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    Great capture. The focus of the OC on the prey is evident. Also, love the detail in the blacks and whites. And that red bill sure pops. Wish for a calmer background. Congrats. JR

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    Beautiful this looks Axel, I loved the expo and the feet too and the drop food makeing the bird give a curious look also add well to this... Congrats....

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    Well done, absolutely stunning.
    Superb exposure, light, sharpness, colors, the wave on the back.

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    beautiful head details,eye contact,shooting angle!!!

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    just brilliant work.. superb expo raised foot and the curious eye gives endless mileage. wish for those small dark blue patches on bg to be cloned out or reduce the darkness.

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    magic shot Axel,sharp ,exposure bang on,love the consentration in the birds face,eyeing the mussel,and the raised foot.thanks.if it was mine,I might add a bit more canvas on the left,inmo,great shot ,thanks.

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    This is reawlly a great shot well done. Like the pose comp and exposure and angle is great

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    Lovely light, raised foot, SH, EXP, and morsel. I was at Nickerson for the past few days (and for a while this morning in my car while it poured rain). The oystercatchers are all on the ratty side now and for the most part they simply roost on the beach. Tons of skimmers and Common Terns plus a fair number of young of each species though the Great Black-backed Gulls pick off a young skimmer ot two each moring.
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    Top shot Axel. The pose and morsel, mid air make it. VWD!

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    what a great shot Axel. The mid-air food really makes it :)

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    Great work buddy. THat little morsel and the concentration make it a killer for me. TFS. :)

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