American Oystercatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted August 9, 2016544 views10 comments

Haematopus palliatus

I found this American Oystercatcher at Fort Desoto back in June. I was super excited, this is a new species for me.

1D Mk IV, 500mm f4L IS + 1.4 TC
1/2500, f8, Exposure Comp -.33
ISO 400

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All comments and critique are very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 9, 2016 at 9:11 PM

Really nice POV and techs look great on this Oystercatcher Matt. Might just be I'm holding my head crooked, but it might need a little CW rotation (just slightly). Nice work!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 10, 2016 at 12:02 AM

Very nice detail in the bird Matt, the colors really pop here. I think I would like to see a bit more of the surroundings along with the bird here.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 10, 2016 at 1:53 PM

Excellent shot of an oystercatcher. I like that you got him walking, and the low angle.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 10, 2016 at 2:28 PM

A wonderful low angle and excellent pose and detail, Matt. That bill positively leaps off the screen.

devil

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 11, 2016 at 8:29 AM

Beautiful feather detail, nice pose, and the white/gray water behind is the perfect BG.
Think Kurt is right about a slight CW rotation.
Excellent!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on August 11, 2016 at 4:20 PM

No nits from me, Matt. Excellent photo of this beautiful shorebird.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 11, 2016 at 6:27 PM

Love the low angle, active pose, vibrant color and surf background. A keeper for sure! Perhaps process to bring out more of the detail in the blacks?

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on August 11, 2016 at 6:42 PM

Really nice detail in this. I like it as posted Matt but I agree with the leveling of the sand so the oystercatcher doesn't appear to be walking slightly downhill. (Maybe it was) The low pov, the waves in the bg all make this a very cool image.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 12, 2016 at 10:22 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments, Kurt, Sandy and Steve, I was not sure how to best level this one, the surf line is perfectly level using the cropping grid in photoshop, but the beach runs slightly downhill.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 16, 2016 at 6:23 AM

Hey Matt,
Excellent in all respects to my eye,
Well done . . . devil

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