Lesser Sandplover
(Charadrius mongolus)
Jamnagar, Gujarat, INDIA
April 23, 2011, 8-15am
1D MARK IV, 500 F/4, 2x TC
1/2000, f/9, ISO 640 @ 1000mm
C & C Much Appreciated.
Greater Sand Plover
Lesser Sandplover
(Charadrius mongolus)
Jamnagar, Gujarat, INDIA
April 23, 2011, 8-15am
1D MARK IV, 500 F/4, 2x TC
1/2000, f/9, ISO 640 @ 1000mm
C & C Much Appreciated.
was looking at the image and thought the dull white patches of plovers in very OOF might be a distraction for some. Even i thought that too but having them in i felt it adds a bit to the image for my taste so i kept it.
Please share your views as this was just my thought and i am open for whatever best
Nice details, low angle, pose, colours. As for the background, it does have a nice smooth quality to it, but personally I would prefer either no white patches at all...or for the OOF plovers to be more defined as being plovers (had they been closer). The biggest offending patch is the brighter one behind the subject's legs. Still a very nice image though, well done!
Mital, I like this one a lot....super low angle is awesome. dont mind the BG patches much. Colors, exposure, bird angle and details are all superb.
Beautiful low angle shot. Love the OOF foreground. Would be tempted to tone down the white OOF elemants in the BG.
It's great to see all of the bird in focus. Remarkable light overall on this beautiful species. The feet out of view does not concern me.
Nicely done Mital. Love the low angle, the gorgeous bird and the superb exposure.
White oof birds do not bother me too much, but agree that it'd probably look better without the ones right below the bird.
Mital, here is my version.
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Nice photo, I too, love the BG.
The OP was fine, I didn't mind the white patches. but I thought I would attempt to mute them.
It looks kind of dreamy to me, the DOF and the sharp FG sliver is kind of cool.
Last edited by dankearl; 09-26-2011 at 08:38 PM.
Dan Kearl
I also prefer to have the whites tone down. The re-post is great!
Excellent image Mital love the breeding colours here I prefer to have the white patches but would extend the same in front of the bird to the top of the beak as i feel it would add more depth and contrast to the image
Re-Post GSP-br
First of all Thank you all for your kind suggestions for improvement.
As asked in 1st here is another version i had in mind with no OOF patches.
I could have cleaned creamy single tone in bg yes. But i still kept few faint patches of color variants which still gives that natural feel to me having objects or something in back.
Please Feel Free for comments and critiques. Much Appreciated.
Amazing DOF ,HA and Bg, I have moved the gamma correction tab to 96 in this image which is showing more details of the feathers . Hope you liked it .
Mital, firstly, excellent IQ for a FL of 1000mm. You have brought the feather detail nicely, and I dont mind the OOF povers in the OP. They are separated far enough from the main subject. I also like your version in pane #11
Thanks Stu.Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie
Mital, firstly, excellent IQ for a FL of 1000mm. You have brought the feather detail nicely, and I dont mind the OOF povers in the OP. They are separated far enough from the main subject. I also like your version in pane #11
indeed 1D Mk IV working great with 2x TC II and here in my state Gujarat (INDIA) its really hard to get so close even at 1000mm they are so weary and give longer fear zone
An awesome image. I think that the background is great
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