Walking the beach

Gallery: AvianPosted August 20, 20181,572 views7 comments

Staying in Solana Beach, CA. I spent the next few days walking the beach and photographing this Whimbrel and a couple of Snowy Egrets. The shot is hand held and cropped by 20% and I adjusted the clarity and contrast in lightroom 6.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 06/07/18 10:53:11
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3, ISO Speed 200
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Focal Length 483.0mm, Image Quality RAW.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 20, 2018 at 7:20 PM

Very good, Peter. I really like the pose and head turn and the detail in the plumage is excellent.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 20, 2018 at 8:14 PM

Nicely composed, Peter. Techs are very good. I think the image can use a bump in saturation. To me it looks a little flat.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 20, 2018 at 10:15 PM

Hi Peter,

Try bumping up the contrast and brightness a hair. I like the comp and the head turn is quite nice.....................Jim

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 21, 2018 at 2:40 AM

You managed a nice head turn on I like the low POV on this Peter.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 21, 2018 at 9:26 AM

Nice pose and low angle.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 21, 2018 at 2:46 PM

Very nice image - the head turn shows the strip very well. Love it ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 21, 2018 at 3:56 PM

Well composed with excellent detail and nice lighting. Solana Beach is a wonderful place. Great job on the point of view.

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