Dunlin

Gallery: AvianPosted April 7, 2017171 views8 comments

This is from early May 2012 in Gulfport in the early stages of breeding season. Original raw file was slightly cramped at the tail, so I added some room using content aware crop. I kind of regret having traded that Olympus glass.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 with Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/1600 f6.3 -1/3EV

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8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 7, 2017 at 9:39 PM

Excellent. Nice detail; typical setting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 7, 2017 at 10:13 PM

Excellent detail and color, Bill. I really like the composition with the nice diagonal formed by the bird's back. A very nice image.

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 8, 2017 at 2:32 PM

Very nice feeding pose and transition plumage Bill, if you were able to pull a touch more light out of the eye that would make this even better. devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 8, 2017 at 2:54 PM

Beautiful detail, wonderful foreground/background. I think Nate's suggestion about the eye is a good one.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 8, 2017 at 3:12 PM

Cool bird, pose, and BG. Really nice detail.
The important eye is quite dull and would benefit from some levels adjustment to brng out any colour and shine.
Nice image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 8, 2017 at 3:25 PM

A nice, clean image! I like how much his plumage pops. I agree that you may want to try brightening the eye up a bit. :)

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 8, 2017 at 7:33 PM

Thanks for the comments. I agree that brightening the black eye might help. I tried selectively brightening but it's simply not what they look like. Willets are similar.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on April 9, 2017 at 11:37 AM

This is a fairly colorful bird. The Dunlins that I see here are not nearly as colorful. I don't know if you have Nik/Google Vivenza but it is free and I find it one of the best tools for working on bird eyes.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments