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Sandpiper BIF + repost
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Sandpiper BIF + repost

by Dan Roberts

Gallery: AvianPosted May 14, 2011112 views7 comments
Taken last weekend at the Cordova Shorebird Festival. If you can't be good then it helps to be lucky once in a while.

1/1600s f/7.1 at 550.0mm(400mm w/1.4x TC) iso500

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 14, 2011 at 1:45 PM
I like the focus on the sole bird...looks sharp, but hard to tell in smaller version. I think if it were mine though, I would be tempted to crop out the OOF birds or in the least, clone out the blurry bird on the left which is competing with the focal point.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Canuel on May 14, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Amen to the comment about being lucky. Looks like he's doing a sandpiper roundup. Don't mind the front OOF birds but I'd be curious to see what this looks like without the one on the left if mine.
Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Roberts on May 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Thanks for the feedback. I agree that the OOF birds near the focal point should go. But being fundamentally lazy I somehow convinced myself that the effort wasn't needed first go around. Here's a corrected version.
Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Nice one Dan - the repost was worth it. Gives the impression of flock but still highlights one bird

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on May 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Cool shot Dan, do like the repost better. I love shorebirds and am heading out today to hopefully find some.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Dan,
I prefer the repost too. The in focus bird catchs my eyes but I like the dynamic sense of flock. :toast:
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Great job on the repost Dan. I think it works much better. :toast: :toast:
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