Friendly Killdeer

[Craig Wallace]

Was a very cooperative subject.
D2x's 80-400mmvr at 360mm, iso 100 f/5.6 1/400 sec, matrix metering, wb auto.
Processed in ACR, cs4 ,shadow/highlights, levels, curves, hue/saturation, smart sharpen. comments and suggestions always welcome.

[Mark Young]

Beautiful bird, lovely image. Really nice details and colours through the bird. (has that eye ring been touched or is it really that bright?). Would crop a little off the top and just a touch from in front.

[Craig Wallace]

Mark, Thanks for the comments. I did a hue/saturation of 6 on the total image, but the eye rings are that bright.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Craig,

Greetings. Great detail & nice background. A little hot on the collar (me thinks) and a bit static on the composition for my taste. Good contrast.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Alfred Forns]

Agree on the ring being that bright, these are gorgeous birds !!!

Would have a tiny more room at the bottom and little less at the top. Pose, head angle and low angle are just fine !! Regarding the whites they might display different in some monitors but looks really good to me. We would always like having a little detail on the whites but personally only get them with the softest of light !!!

In PS might clean up some of bright sticks just under the bird. I like it a lot !!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Craig, Alfred touched every point I was considering. Nice low angle with a beautifully muted backround....

[Harold Davis]

was thinking on the same lines as alfred. adding a little to the bottom would definitely help.

big congrats on getting this guy. i find them to be the most skittish of birds in florida!!