Two Pairs

Gallery: AvianPosted September 21, 201197 views8 comments

Two Eastern Willets with two Marbled Godwits in the background.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH crouched
f/10
1/800s
ISO 500

Cropped to 85%, levels adjustment, sharpened using smart sharpen in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 22, 2011 at 1:48 AM

Really like the composition of this one Luke, as well as the way the Willets appear more as a couple out for a stroll rather than searching for something to eat, which is of course much more likely ;^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 22, 2011 at 8:09 AM

Love the way this is composed Luke, the oof Godwits in the background add a nice depth to the image. The colors are beautiful also.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on September 22, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Luke, I like the OOF Godwits in the background, they give me a sense of the environment the Willets are walking through. I have usually avoided taking images with OOF birds in the BG but this image encourages me to look for these opportunities.

Skip Harris

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on September 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Hey Luke,
I think the birds in the BG add a great sense of depth. Unusual and very well done!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 22, 2011 at 9:45 PM

I like where the OOF birds are in the comp. It works. Nice position of the two willets too. Nice image.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM

I really like this, Luke. Excellent job with the composition. Very nice detail in the larger post.

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 22, 2011 at 11:35 PM

Very neat composition, Luke.

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

Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 23, 2011 at 7:10 AM

Very well done Luke, I love the 2nd pair of birds in the BG making this more of a habitat inclusive sampling over just the pair of Willets, which are well recorded by themselves.

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments