Greater Yellowlegs in flight

[Dan Brown]

This might be my best capture of the day (not saying that much for the day!). Pretty big crop, PP'ed in ACR and CS3, sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro. C&C welcome.

Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 80 to 400mm
Focal length: 400mm

[Lance Peters]

HI Dan - Nice flight pose - wings up :) Good HA and eye contact.
For my personal tastes just looks a bit flat and a tad soft
I set a white point, adjusted the mid tones just a tad and selectively sharpened the bird a tad.

Maybe a bit more room up front???

Good show :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Dan,
This is a sweet capture, love the raised wing position, head angle and clear eye. The details on the under wing is superb...the baby blue sky makes your subject stand out...Mr. Peters' repost puts it over the top...well done...:D By the way, I like your copy right...:):cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Nice Dan !! ... just get it bigger in frame next time :) Exposure wise it is under, setting it manually remember if you are metering on the sky will need to go over !!! Best to use the same reference point for exposure. Normally I use the sky and adjust, some people look for middle tones in foliage but makes no difference just need to be consistent !!!

[Bill Dix]

Great wing position, and repost really helps. Nicely done!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Nice wing up position, love the full stretch legs and head position. The image does look a bit under. Wish the shadow on the wing wasn't there.

[Dan Brown]

Thanks all for the feedback! Thanks Lance for the repost work, looks much better. The underexp is mainly due to my PP job:(. Al, I will have to use some "yellowlegs chum" or something next time:p

[Doug Brown]

Tough bird to capture in flight; the wing position is a real plus! I'd like to see a white point in between your version and Lance's, which I find a bit too bright.