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    Shot in evening light , getting this guy sharp with all his quick movement was a challenge for me. I shot this image when the bird was at an angle from me so the water lines where all a little skewed. I am not sure if I should have left them skewed instead of giving the image a little rotation. I would like to know your opinion with images shot like these.
    Device: Nikon D90
    Lens: 300mm F/4D
    Focal Length: 420mm
    Focus Mode: AF-C
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    Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
    Exposure Mode: Manual
    Exposure Comp.: +0.3EV
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    Metering: Matrix
    ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200
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    Nicely done, Bhushan. Lovely light, low angle, exposure and sharpness.
    These guys are always too busy to pose; congratulations on this nice sharp image.

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    Great light, good angle and nice to see some behavioural action from the Sanderling.

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    Love the sweet light here and the detail in the plumage; whatever rotation you did works for me.

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    Nicely done on all counts. EXP and sharpness good, and caught in the act of feeding is always nice. The whole thing could go a bit lighter.

    BTW, this bird is fully molted into first winter plumage.
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    I really like the golden lit bird against the deep blue. I like the DOF. The foreground isn't a complete blur and the partial reflection is pleasing. I like the squinty eye too!

    Well done :D

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    Love the low angle and the soft light.

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    I like the light and warm colours. Good low perspective too. With regards to rotation, I always look at lines/ripples in the water. In this, the feet are parallel with the beach-water line, so I reckon you got this spot on.

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    Nice image Bhushan, love the colours and the low angle. Also like the fine detail in the wing feathers which will show up even better with a slightly lighter version as suggested by Arthur.

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    Thanks a lot everyone for all the comments.

    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Nicely done on all counts. EXP and sharpness good, and caught in the act of feeding is always nice. The whole thing could go a bit lighter.

    BTW, this bird is fully molted into first winter plumage.
    Thanks. I agree with you on going a little lighter. I was just a little worried about blowing the high lights.Though the regular histogram showed proper exposure in camera the red in the RGB histogram was almost touching the right edge. The digital basics file is helping here.
    Also appreciate the info on the age of the bird.

    Quote Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie View Post
    I like the light and warm colours. Good low perspective too. With regards to rotation, I always look at lines/ripples in the water. In this, the feet are parallel with the beach-water line, so I reckon you got this spot on.
    Thanks. I appreciate the tips on the image rotation regarding my query.

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    Bhushan, this is awesome. Loved the light here. Pose and details are excellent too. Well done. Houston area beaches sem to be nice spot for these. I have done only 1-morning shooting there....last year...and was surprised to see how close they come. Shorebirds are very hard to shoot out here in north Texas. You guys are very lucky down there.

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    very nice sharp capture, since they do run fast. you need to be low , still and pan while clicking the shutter :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande View Post
    Bhushan, this is awesome. Loved the light here. Pose and details are excellent too. Well done. Houston area beaches sem to be nice spot for these. I have done only 1-morning shooting there....last year...and was surprised to see how close they come. Shorebirds are very hard to shoot out here in north Texas. You guys are very lucky down there.
    Kaustubh, thanks a lot. To be frank with you I have not shot a whole lot around Galveston , Bolivar shores. This particular individual was shot at Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus. A trick I learned during this trip was to just lay on my belly in the general vicinity of these guys and they will walk right upto you . I have seen similar behavior from them at Mustang Island SP and Surfside Beach near Freeport. You should try it out. It might work up North too.:)

    Quote Originally Posted by Myer Bornstein View Post
    very nice sharp capture, since they do run fast. you need to be low , still and pan while clicking the shutter :D
    Thanks Myer. Agree with you on all the points.

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