THEME: Ruddy Turnstone

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO500~F6.3~1/1250sec~5-23-2009~Quintana Jetty, Texas
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2

Here in Southeast Texas we have clear blue skies this weekend, which is in my opinion the the absolute worst thing for bird photography. Sorry, I have a serious bias against high contrast images. So I'm processing a some from a few month ago. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Harshad Barve]

lovely image and awesome treatment ,
TFS

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I have yet to get a good shot of one of these! They move so much and they are usually in a pile of c---.Nice job getting the bird on the stone.The details HA and BG all look great. I might crop from the bottom-to just above those two spots on the rock(the dark and the light one). Nice job w/ the Topaz.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill, Your technique works well here with good detail, color and a nicely muted backround. Head position and placement are also a plus!!