Preening Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper in Environment
Canon 7D
F 4.0 500mm
SS 1/1250
f 5.6
ISO 640
LR3 and NR in CS5
I had difficulty deciding on the comp for this. I was tempted to go for a vertical crop but I like the lines of the flower and branches on the right. WWYD? I find that I am liking a colorful BG these days.
Gray cloudy day.
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Gail
I like your choice of keeping the angled stalk on the right. I like the colors and the prefect head angle for a preening shot. I'd take 1/2 to 3/4 inch off the left for balance and tone down the three or four brightest white rocks.
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Love the way it is presented, Gail.
I don't mind any part of the for- and background showing.
I usually clone out the garbage, (coffee cups and the like) but leave the pebbles and vegetation.
I love the warm colours in the BG Gail. I like the composition too and it works I think partly because the bird has its bill tucked in rather than pointing to the left. I think the image could use a little brightening on my calibrated monitor.
Preening Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper in Environment
and give me a D-!Please fix my title with thanks. If you ever get a chance, take a look at my introduce yourself post. In my post, I explain how I almost failed ornithology in my 4th year at Acadia! The only thing I could consistently identify were blue jays and chickadees. I thought I would go mad trying to identify shorebirds and I am still having trouble today.
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