Shorebird in Shallows

Gallery: AvianPosted January 24, 2011126 views8 comments

Haven't been posting lately as birds haven't been cooperative. This was shot in early December when the tide was low and the winds were practically absent. For me it is as much about the surroundings as it is about the bird. Cropped 59% of original for comp.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/1000 f8 -0.3EV

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 24, 2011 at 9:22 PM

Water and colors are wonderful Bill. Like the reflection too. Hard to critique critical sharpness and detail on the bird from the small version.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 25, 2011 at 3:59 AM

I like the light of this image, Bill !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 25, 2011 at 5:40 AM

Nice light and reflection Bill

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 25, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Wonderful comp and colors to this, well done.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 25, 2011 at 1:15 PM

great two-tone bg and nice comp, Bill. very nice.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 25, 2011 at 2:51 PM

The lighting and reflection are quite beautiful here Bill. If it were mine I would take a little crop from both the top and bottom.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 25, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Bill,

The water in this image is stunning I love how it coppery at the top, then the copper color swirls with the blues in the concentric ripples then there is that lovely shade of blue at the bottom. The dunlin shows how nice the light was. Lovely pose too. The comp works well for me as posted.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 28, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Beautiful colors, composition, reflection. Would love to see a larger version.

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