American Oystercatcher

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Canon MKIV
500+1.4
Standing in water with James Shadle / Tampa FL.
1/1250
f/5.6
ISO=400
M/Al Servo/AF

LRII--->CS4 (desat reds-11, APATS II sharpening & NR routine)

[stuart wanuck]

very nice jeff difficult for those birds to stand still
perhaps darken sand?

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeff - love the low shooting angle - might get some comment about the HA - Being slightly away from you. Doesn't bother me - the action makes up for it - ONLY IMHO!!
Might darken the sand and legs a little - looks a tad bright - could just be my screen though!!
Like it a lot!!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeff Glad your finding birds .. fun place to shoot !!

Agree with comments and can add I would select the white breast area and multiple, might get some texture out of there !! Hoping to see some spoons !!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Jeff,good story! Agree on pulling more detail out of the whites and toning down the legs a bit.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Thanks team, I knew the HA was a tad off he would not cooperate with me.

Good comments on whites too - thanks for the valuable input.

Stuart - nice feedback on the sand too.

[Fabs Forns]

Love the action and catch. I think the whole thing could be darker judging by the black, white and brown feathers.
Glad you had a nice time :)
Copied the BG layer, used multiply blending mode and reduced opacity to 50%

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Fab's - thank you - now the colors pop!

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Jeff, excellent capture and processing work! Fabs' repost puts it over the top. Really like the colors and comp!

[Bill Dix]

Very nice capture, Jeff. Fabs' repost really helps make it pop. Admittedly a perfect HA would have made it even stronger, but they don't always obey. I know these guys have vivid carrot-colored bills, but on my screen it seems a bit of de-saturation of the red might make it more realistic.

[Dave Leroy]

I really like the composition on this one with the nice bg.

Agree with comments given and repost makes gives a nice pop.

Standing in the water must have been fun!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Dave,

Standing in water was interesting at first but after a while it was fun. James knows just where to go and we were just 30-50 feet from a sand-bar full of birds - I had a blast!

Will definitely do this again. If you ever get to Florida, ask James about his boat trips.

[Harold Davis]

the repost is rocking!! good looking bird, jeff. james' trips are fun. let us know when you are in town again!!!

[Mark Young]

Lovely shorebird image! I like the low angle you've used and the composition you've done here. Fabs repost looks great.