Killdeer

[James Salywoda]

Killdeer
SoCal


Taken a couple of days ago as my friend Doug Brown and I have had some good shooting oppt. with various species
of interest.....:)

Nikon D300S AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/600 F6.3 ISO 400

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Harshad Barve]

lovely image with great angle , expo and details
TFS

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi Jim
Absolutely wonderful work if I may say so. The angle, the light, the comp all work superbly. I think it just needs a touch more sharpening. Congrats! :)

[Tushar Dixit]

Lovely image, James. Low angle and multi-tone BG add to the feel.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice pose and settings. I find it, however, a bit soft while the eye is popping out with more sharpness.
The increased noise level on blacks suggest that shadows has been slightly over adjusted.

Szimi

[denise ippolito]

James, I still need one of these in my files. I like the low shooting angle and the soft colored BG which is very complimentary. I agree w/ a touch more sharpening. Nicely done.

[david cramer]

Great low angle and use of dof.

[Brian Barcelos]

James, perfect side profile. Love the BG and that eye really stands out. I think it's sharp where it counts but I see a slight halo around the beak. Congrats

Brian

[James Salywoda]

Thanks all I processed this late and didn't do a very good job at it.. I appreciate the advice and nice comments.

Here is another look at it.:)

[Harshad Barve]

repost looks better
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

I am not too sure of the sharpening James, sure the OP looks soft, but the sharpening has brought out a lot of noise on the bird, but I loved the low angle, the light and the two tone Bg adds well, congrats..

[Stu Bowie]

Soft light, warm colours, low angle, you have it all here James. I would maybe lighten the eye a tad. Good repost.