Dreaming Godwit

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 2010144 views15 comments

One of my favorite bird picture. All came together that evening. The sunset, clouds, perch, bird and of course being there at the time.

iso 200 1/400 sec. f/5.6 +0,3EV hand held lying in the grass.
Nikon D3 and Nikon 200-400/4 at 280mm full frame

Edwin Kats

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Very nice. The bill shape is a good ID point for the godwit. Nicely balanced composition. The variation in the sky makes this better than the typical silhouette.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 11, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Well and thoughtfully composed, There is an unfortunate corona at the top of the setting sun which is a teeny bit jarring. Otherwise, I really like this image.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on December 11, 2010 at 4:44 PM

Very nice sunset. The composition is great!

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on December 11, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Great comp, I those colors are amazing!. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 11, 2010 at 8:02 PM

Gorgeous. This bird couldn't have picked a better place to perch and you couldn't have picked a better time or place to photograph from.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 11, 2010 at 8:56 PM

I feel like I am watching the sunset with you Edwin, I really like this alot.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 11, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Very nice. Lovely rich color. I like the stems in the left lower area.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 12, 2010 at 9:33 AM

Well captured all the way round!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 12, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Really a sweet sunset bird-scape Edwin. Love all the colors. In the larger version there is a slight halo around the bird. Nothing major, but I would work on removing it on such a nice shot as this.

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Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on December 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM

Stunning

Oscar

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on December 12, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Thanks everyone

Edwin Kats

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 12, 2010 at 11:58 AM

A very well composed image

Well done Edwin.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on December 12, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Thanks a lot Fabs

Edwin

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 12, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Beautiful sunset composition Edwin.
May

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Comment posted by Robbie Knight on December 12, 2010 at 2:52 PM

Thanks for sharing - echo cmts on everything coming together. Great capture, I can almost feel the cool moist air......

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