Water rail on ice

Gallery: AvianPosted January 26, 2015259 views23 comments

Water rail on ice
Late afternoon with sun from top left
One or two white highlights removed.
70% of full frame.
D100
1/90th sec,@ f7.1
640 ISO
Slight shadows lift in Image Guru/ White balance Bibble Pro.
Thanks for comments on last pic.
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 26, 2015 at 9:02 AM

Hi John:

I really like the color palette in this. The color of the ice, background reeds and the rail all work very nicely together. Nice textures as well. The only thing I'd look at is removing the brighter twig/reed in the lower left corner. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 26, 2015 at 9:22 AM

Very nice John. Looks three dimensional. Great detail on the bird and the background is great. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 26, 2015 at 9:30 AM

Thanks both. Appreciated.
John

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on January 26, 2015 at 10:30 AM

another super shot John.
The range of colours is really striking, making great use of the light and the detail is superb.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 26, 2015 at 10:56 AM

Everything comes together in this image John. The colors and details are striking. Outstanding capture!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 26, 2015 at 12:40 PM

Cool image - love the colors. I second what Keith says regarding the LLC

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 26, 2015 at 12:52 PM

Another nice Rail ! Can only echo Keith's comment

. Well done ! Hans

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 26, 2015 at 4:11 PM

This is very nice. I like the overall colors of the image.
Nice details on the bird.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 26, 2015 at 6:28 PM

Superb image. It has an almost 3D quality. Outstanding. Agree about the LLC.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on January 26, 2015 at 6:55 PM

This image has an oil painting look to it. Really nice color palette and a nice catch with an unobstructed view of the rail.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 26, 2015 at 7:19 PM

Hi John,

Those rails are an interesting group of birds

.The textures of the ice and vegetation, plus super sharp rail remind me of a diorama. Colors and composition are fantastic......Jim

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on January 26, 2015 at 8:51 PM

This is epic! Great detail in the rail. I don't find the reed in the bottom left corner very distracting, I actually didn't even notice it until Keith pointed it out. My eyes stay mostly focused on the bird and the ice. I really like the colours in this one.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 27, 2015 at 3:23 AM

Thank for looking every one and comments much appreciated.I,ll not chuck my old gear in the bin after all!!
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by John Launstein on January 27, 2015 at 3:44 AM

John, the colour palette here and overall tonality is simply exquisite. This is a beautiful image along with a great portrait of this rail. Just a tremendously pleasing frame.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 27, 2015 at 8:08 AM

love it, John. great light, nice comp and habitat, and really impressive detail for that shutter speed.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 27, 2015 at 5:41 PM

An absolutely beautiful photo John. Wonderful colors, excellent details and a very pleasing composition.

Sweet One!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on January 27, 2015 at 9:59 PM

Wow John. Superb image in every regard. You've captured great detail in this image and the colors sure pop. Love the ice it's walking on. Can't think of another way to make this better. Excellent image.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 28, 2015 at 2:35 PM

Hi John

I agree with all the praise you received for this sublime image. a work of art

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 28, 2015 at 3:42 PM

Well thanks again guys. I really do appreciate your taking the time to look or comment.
Thanks
JohnR

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 29, 2015 at 12:47 AM

Amazing John, certainly something you wouldn't see here - great shot

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 29, 2015 at 9:40 PM

I also like the color palette of this John and to top it off an elusive bird. I have only seen one of these and it gave me 2 seconds to point and sort of get an image before he was gone. SO I think this is exceptional. Great job at 1/90 as well.

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Comment posted by David Rowe on January 31, 2015 at 4:17 AM

John
You did it again! There is no doubt in my mind that you have found a very cooperative Water Rail. The tonality is wonderful, together with that hint of movement, walking on ice.
Had Thomas Gainsborough attempted a Water Rail portrait, I’m sure this would have been a perfect setting.
David

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Comment posted by g k walker on February 1, 2015 at 2:42 AM

Photo looks surreal. At first I thought it was over-sharpened a bit or the subject was lassoed and placed in another photo. Light looks artificial. Very interesting shot. I like it.

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