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Solitary Sandpiper
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Solitary Sandpiper

by Jefferson Silva

Gallery: AvianPosted December 15, 201367 views4 comments
One more from last weekend.
I liked the reflection more than the bird itself.

Canon 7D, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x
f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 320, @420mm, handheld

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 15, 2013 at 4:07 PM
I, too, like the reflection better. The bird's head seems softer than its body. Perhaps you can sharpen it a bit. And I think I would "cheat" and put the same catchlight in the eye of the reflection in the eye of the bird itself. It seems a little odd not to have it on the actual bird. :wavey: That may be part of the reason, we like the reflection better.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 15, 2013 at 4:57 PM
That is a sweet reflection, Jefferson. The bird itself seems just a bit soft. A very nice composition.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 16, 2013 at 7:50 AM
The reflection is nice. :cool: Not sure if this was a conscious decision, but the image is off of level and an easy way to verify this is to draw a line from the tip of the bird's tail to the same point in the reflection. It should be straight down for a level image.
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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on December 16, 2013 at 7:55 AM
Hi David,
That was not a conscious decision. This bird moves a lot, so I took a few shots to get this one.
Thanks for visiting and commenting!

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