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    Least Sandpiper balances superbly on one foot

    part of a small group on Contadora Island, Panama

    OOC approx 50 crop, light NR and USM, white point checked
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    100-400 1.4 TC
    1/1250 ISO 800 Ev 0, f8 Av mode, A1 Servo TR spotfor auto focus (pins taped)

    Nice and low to him
    Critique welcome
    Last edited by Richard Unsworth; 08-17-2011 at 01:56 PM.

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    Nice pose, I love how the bird's foot is partly lifted. However for me the background is a little distracting, as it is a similar colour to the bird and maybe over exposed, and this gives the picture a lack of contrast- just my opinion though. Maybe here the bird could be moved slightly closer (only slightly) to the centre of the photo as there is quite a lot of empty space on the LHS.
    Just my 2 cents

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    scratch that, the bird is ok where he is, i hadnt scrolled over which made the bird appear very cramped

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    Hi Chris and Hi New Zealand!

    Thanks for critique and the correction - done that myself - lots

    BG is sand dont think its overexposed though? still can add some contrast to bird if thats what others feel as well

    and also welcome to BPN; lets see some posts

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    Nice pose on this one.

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    Hi Richard,

    For me the bird is well positioned, and I like the raised foot. I also like the fact that you are on the bird's level. Somehow the bill and the legs and feet look sharper than the feathering, especially around the head. A bit more of a horizontal crop, with some bg removed from above the head, and some darkening of the bright sand on the rock might help. Nice juvenile plumage.

    Richard

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    Nice subject, I love the peeps! Good raised foot pose. I'm not crazy about the light though, the face seems slightly shaded and there is what appears to be a shadow line through the shoulder area. A bit of colour noise makes me think you *may* have had to raise the exposure in the shadowed parts?

    I actually like the sandy bill and foot, and the eye-level perspective is good too.

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    Ditto Dan the Man. You did a relatively good job with the off-angled light and the high in the sky sun, but.... I would pull down the curve a bit. BTW, with its proportionately very long bill this bird is surely a female. I do like the image design and the raised foot.
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    Thanks

    info on the sex is interesting Arthur - diidnt know that

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