Marbled Godwit

Gallery: AvianPosted September 18, 201162 views7 comments

I haven't posted for quite a while since making a big move from Chicago to San Francisco in early August. I was finally able to get out two weekends ago to the bay and was overwhelmed with the numbers of shorebirds. I had several lifers with this MG being one of them. I am looking forward to exploring and finding some new spots. The bill is not as sharp as I want on this and I still need to do some selective NR, but I would like to see if there is anything else I can improve. Thanks.

Canon 1D Mk4
Canon 600mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 1600, 1/400th @ f/8, Av Mode, +1 1/3 Eval Exp

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by May Haga on September 18, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Very nice Bryan. Love the perspective. I wonder if it isn't a bit overexposed but a nice shot at any rate.
May

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on September 18, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Made some adjustments including WB.

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 18, 2011 at 6:31 PM

I think the repose has it. I don't usually like high key background but I do on this one. Keeps the bird and the ground isolated which is a winner here.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 18, 2011 at 6:36 PM

I do notice some noise, Bryan, but otherwise it looks great. Wonderful angle to isolate the bird and the focus looks excellent.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 18, 2011 at 7:23 PM

The re-post is very nice.

That's a great place to be with a lot of photo opportunities.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 19, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Great pose you have captured, Bryan. The repost looks really nice. Nice job in some tough lighting conditions.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 19, 2011 at 11:35 PM

I like this one quite a bit Bryan. Simple composition, but in this case, simple is more. Like the colors of the FG and he exposure on the re-post looks spot on to me..

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