Willet on a Stroll

Gallery: AvianPosted October 15, 2017131 views5 comments

This is from late August. Willets are common here and tolerant. It's likely that they are residents who recognize and tolerate me. Slight boost in saturation and I cloned a couple pieces of debris. Full frame.

7D2 400 DO F4 +1.4X, Wimberley I on GT2531, ISO 400 1/1600 f5.6, +1.0EV

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5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 16, 2017 at 2:26 PM

Nice one, Bill. Excellent soft light and plumage detail and I like the pose. I'm ambivalent aboout the dirty foam streak across the top. While I like the lines of it alone, I think it distracts a bit from the Willet.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 16, 2017 at 10:32 PM

Hi Bill, I like the low angel on this. I am fine with the water line and it almost frames the bird in my opnion.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 16, 2017 at 11:31 PM

FWIW, what looks like dirty foam is actually a wavelet, and the color is due to the naturally muddy bottom in the MS sound. The white sand is only along the shore brought in to create the beach..

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Comment posted by David Schoen on October 17, 2017 at 3:29 PM

I really like the color in this image. Pleasing composition. I like the light. The lifted foot is really pretty neat. I'm also okay with the water line above the bird. But just to see how it looks you might wish to throw in a slight tilt shift blur. Just another way to look at it.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on October 18, 2017 at 3:50 PM

Hi Bill
To tell the truth, I didn't really see the dirty sea foam until I started reading the comments. Maybe cropping off the top of the frame some would bring your eye back to the Willet? By the way I really like the Willet.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments