Black Turnstone

[Don Nelson]

Adult in basic plumage.
Canon EOS1MkIV, ISO800, 800mm,F10,1/400,EV+0.3, no flash, not quite full frame
Jetty on Pacific Coast.
Heavy Surf breaking behind bird one hour after high tide.
Barnacles edited from rock (ugly yellow-colored versions)

[Randy Stout]

Don:

Looks like some impressive surf. Rock goes well with color of the bird. Sharp and well exposed. I do feel the bird could go a bit lighter to compete with the bright surf. Alternately, toning down the surf a bit would give the effect of the bird being brighter.

Nice display of the feet. Comp. works for me.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pose and do note the perfect subtle head turned our way. The perch's incline has given you a great view of the feet. I'd personally prefer the subject a little more to the left of the frame. Strong effort, I like it alot.

[Raul Padilla]

i like the exp amd detail, while the bird is very clear, the brigth bkg is very contrasting