Drying Off

Gallery: AvianPosted April 8, 2010121 views16 comments

Captured this photo after this Oystercatcher took a bath.

Full Frame vertically, cropped about 50% horizontally. Added strip of canvas to the top from a previous photo.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH kneeling
f/9
1/1600s
ISO 400
-.33 EC

Lowered exposure 1/2 stop, sharpened bird

A Thanks to Mike L. for tipping me off to the location of Oystercatchers.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 8, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Cool take off shot Luke

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 8, 2010 at 10:18 PM

good one, Luke. you guys sure are getting some nice poses out of these oystercatchers! whites look great, pose is very cool, love the water droplets. I like the shallow water in the foreground too.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 8, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Cool shot Luke, love the water droplets visible in the larger image.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 8, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Excellent, Luke. Wonderful detail and action.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 9, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Always an interesting bird with those orange eyes. I think you might be able to bring down the exposure another 1/2 stop-especially under the wing.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on April 9, 2010 at 3:47 AM

Hi Luke, I like this one but,on my monitor some details are lost especially in the white area immediately under the wing and in the black collar. Wonderful the droplets.
Cheers Luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 9, 2010 at 9:08 AM

Nice detail in those whites! I'd consider a crop to get rid of the first 2 waves on the bottom. I like the water drops, too! Sharon

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM

I like it Luke. The droplets always add interest too

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 9, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Very nice action shot, Luke.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 9, 2010 at 12:08 PM

Great action here Luke of a really cool bird. I hope to get some ops with this species some day, but we really do not see that many of them near where I live. I like the comp and the sharpness looks good where it matters. I too would bring this down about a 1/4 stop to get more details in the whites and tone down the beak just a bit. Overall, a very nice shot.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 9, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Neat image, Luke. Like the moment captured here very much.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on April 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM

Luke this is great I really like it

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 9, 2010 at 5:13 PM

I like this alot, from the waterdroplets to the blur in the wingtips to that tack sharp eye. Very nice capture Luke.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on April 9, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Great flight shot Luke! Fun birds! The little motion blur in the wings and water droplets lend well to the overall feel. I might have cropped just a little off the bottom.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on April 9, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Very cool Luke, love the water too... remarkable!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 9, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Nice capture, Luke. I like the detail, color and the broken reflection. I wonder if you could eke out more detail in some of the whites though.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments