Oystercatcher + Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted March 15, 201170 views6 comments

Please see image below - this is the wrong one.

Another Oystercatcher image from Galveston Bay - here I captured a pair strolling through the flat waters with nice reflections. I'm particularly interested in you thoughts about the reflection of the OOF bird. Since the reflection is on the same plane as the front bird, the reflection is sharp - does this work, or would it be better to soften the reflection.

1D MK4, 600MM + 1.4 TC, 1/800 @ f11, ISO 400
Manual exp., spot metering, Tripod
60% of FF

Commets and critiques greatly appreciated.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on March 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM

I'm sorry, I attached the wrong image - these Oystercatchers all look the same. The large image is the correct shot.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 16, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Really like the peaceful nature of this Randy and the mid-stride capture of the front bird. Do you have a shot where the two birds don't overlap?

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on March 16, 2011 at 3:05 PM

I love the lifted leg of the front bird and the nice colors. I don't mind the overlap of the birds but it would be nice if they didn't. I love both reflections and the little ripples in the water.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 16, 2011 at 3:58 PM

Real nice pic. Love the colors, well composed, the overlapping does not bother me. I think the reflections of both birds really add to the overall image. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 16, 2011 at 7:59 PM

It's kind of wierd having an apparently sharper reflection of an oof bird, but then it's really not sharper, just more ripples. Besides, I think it balances the image this way.
Fine birds.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 16, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Actually I like the smaller image too. Oystercatchers always seem to be in the shallows. It's nice to see one on the wing. But both images are really nice.

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