Ruddy Turnstone

Gallery: AvianPosted April 6, 2011101 views19 comments

A Ruddy Turnstone at Tigertail Beach, Marco Island, FL in the early morning light. I wish I had more shutter speed for this one, and in this pose I didn't need to be stopped down so I could have had it, but for anything other than straight profiles it was helpful. Anyway, the motion blur in the foot is the slightly unfortunate outcome of all that, but I like everything else.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x tc, skimmer groundpod, lying on the ground.

1/500, f/8, ISO 500

Crop to 87% of original (15.7 of 18MP)

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 6, 2011 at 10:30 AM

I like the warm tones/colors Brian, great detail & mid-stride pose..
I don't know that the blur's a bad thing, just a rumor that's "afoot"

Well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 6, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Great light, color and dof. The bird is taking a step, so I don't think the little bit of blur is out of place. Good low angle also.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on April 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM

Nice light, great detail and a nice smooth bg and fg to set the bird off. With all that, the bit foot blur doesn't really register until I get out the magnifying glass.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Dolph McCranie on April 6, 2011 at 2:02 PM

I agree with the previous comments. As far as the minimal foot blur is concerned, I feel it gives life and motion to the photograph.

Registered on August 25, 2006, 146 Posts, 284 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Brian, I like it the way it is even with the motion in the foot. It adds something, keeping the study from being a static portrait. Great lighting, excellent detail and I love the low andgle.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Stu Porter on April 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM

superb light and low angle with a BG to die for, nice one Brian, cheers, Stu

Registered on March 10, 2011, 8 Posts, 58 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Canning on April 6, 2011 at 7:09 PM

Great light, detail and nice low angle. I agree with Dolph and Rick, the blurred foot is a plus, showing motion.

Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 6, 2011 at 11:12 PM

Excellent, Brian. You really got some great images in Florida. Excellent angle, detail and light.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jude Haase on April 6, 2011 at 11:13 PM

Very nice shot Brian! Great angle & lighting.

Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 6, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Sweet light an excellent exposure, Brian. Lovely detail. I kind of like the implied movement with the slightly blurred foot.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 7, 2011 at 12:34 AM

Wonderful light and POV, Brian. I don't mind the blur at all. Rest of the turnstone is very sharp and the blur provides a good sense of motion. Congrats on getting this!

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

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on April 7, 2011 at 2:09 AM

Nice low angle and warm, early light. Blurred foot is a non issue.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 7, 2011 at 3:45 AM

I like the low angle, detail and narrow focus band. Skimmers are a terrific tool.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 7, 2011 at 6:09 AM

Left, right, left, right......... Nice one Brian. Great detail, low angle and light

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by Dan Walters on April 7, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Great low angle and nice light. Like the raised foot.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 7, 2011 at 9:13 PM

Superb detail and very nice light, Brian. I like the nice low angle. Nice job on the exposure.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 7, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Beautiful background for this bird, Brian. I'm o.k. with the motion blur: it's nice to see detail in the feet but the blur does provide a sense of action that is otherwise missing. Nice DOF here too.

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

Comment posted by Danny Laredo on April 9, 2011 at 2:40 AM

Sweet low angle and soft light.

Registered on March 18, 2008, 71 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 14, 2011 at 3:46 PM

Brian,

I actually like the motion blur of the foot, it keeps the image from being too static. Your low angle makes this shot work very nicely for my tastes. Lovely light, setting, comp, details & sharpness. I might bring the midtones down slightly in a levels layer to add a smidge of depth to the feathers.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments