Sanderling

Gallery: AvianPosted March 6, 2017136 views7 comments

I'm sure I have shots of thousands of Sanderlings and they move so fast its hard to get a decent shot. I was lucky with this one, getting it fairly sharp and in mid-stride.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 600 mm
1/1250 at f6.3
ISO 640
Cropped to 90% of original.
Processed in LR and PS with some debris removed with content aware fill.

Thanks for looking, comments and suggestions are appreciated. The large version looks better than the small one.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 6, 2017 at 5:13 PM

You are sure right that they are tough to catch.
Nice detail, pose, and BG.
I'd personally prefer a little more room on the bottom - would be easy to add with the content-aware tool, if you don't have the pixels to frame differently.
Nice work!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM

Nice to catch him in mid-stride Allen. Like Sandy I would prefer some more room on the bottom too. And content aware fill should work if you're familiar with it. The sand color compliments the bird well. Cool action!

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 6, 2017 at 6:44 PM

Allen: good job to have caught the bird in mid stride. The bird is sharp and well posed against the b/g. Does your crop allow for a bit more room at the bottom? Fine otherwise. Richard

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 6, 2017 at 11:49 PM

A little tight at the bottom but otherwise spot on, Allen.

With practice, you can anticipate their movements with the waves, but it take practice.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on March 7, 2017 at 7:17 PM

Great capture in the bird's action. I agree about more room.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 9, 2017 at 12:06 AM

I agree with the comments about great to catch it in stride, and great details. I think it could use some tighter cropping off of the top, and a bit off of the sides, as well as a bit more room on the bottom.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 10, 2017 at 7:51 PM

To me this looks really sharp, and its mid-stride position is awesome.

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