limosa limosa

[Willem Verboom]

Today by very dark en wet weather going out to the field to make same pictures. This is one of them.


iso 320 f 8 1/320 ev -1/3 flash -3

Please take the time too tell me what you find about this picture. Working with flash in the field is brand new for me so help me too perfect this kind of actions.

Thank for watching and replying.

Willem

[Connie Mier]

I never would have guessed that you used flash, well done. The background is great, I only wish the bird was turned more toward you or appeared more dynamic. Also, maybe remove the little stick on the left?

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Willem,

I like this shot - it is nice and sharp and the detail is very good - if anything perhaps a little heavy on the sharpening. The colours of the limosa against the rich green background are very pleasing to me.

In terms of composition, I think the image is too tight top and bottom, so if you have cropped the image, maybe you could add some back in. I think I saw a while back that Robert O'Toole was suggesting that the subject should fill about 60% of the height of the image - you are at about 95%!!

Nice to see your image,

G.

[Bryan Erb]

Nice bg, and use of flash, I wish for a bit more of a head turn toward the camera, and more room top and bottom.

[Willem Verboom]

Thanks for the reaction so far people.

@ Gerald : the picture was taken at 700 mm so there was no more room left :) Sorry

@ Bryan same comment for you as write above.

What I really want too now is is the lighting good as it is now?


Willem

[Daniel Cadieux]

The subject looks great, but I wish it had turned its head towards you a few degrees more. I realize this is full frame, but I find there is not enough perch showing at bottom. I'd remove the faint line directly above the bill (rain drop?). Nice, rich colours...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, sharpness and BG. Would it have been possible to move to your left and to back up a little? The whites look a bit greenish, maybe because of all the grass around it?

[Don Lacy]

HI Willem, The lighting looks good on the subject and the flash at -3 would have only lighten the shadow a bit and added the catchlight to the eye.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice bird with great colors and BG....good use of flash. HA isn't ideal, I find it little tight at the bottom and I'd remove the grass on the left side of the perch.
TFS.

Lorant