Wilson's Phalarope

Gallery: AvianPosted August 20, 20181,367 views10 comments

Another image of a Wilson's Phalarope, this time a more conventional pose. This was from the same scene as my previous phalarope image.

840mm, 1/500s@F9, ISO800, -2/3Ev (in post processing).

Larger version also presented.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 20, 2018 at 9:50 PM

Hi Govind,

I like the warm colors of the surrounding areas. Comp is nice and the artistic quality of the overall image is excellent.............Jim

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 21, 2018 at 2:45 AM

I like the golden reflection of the water. If this were mine, I might be tempted to clean up the dark water spots to give it a cleaner look. Still nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 21, 2018 at 8:58 AM

Beautiful light ans reflections on the water, Govind. Excellent detail in the Phalarope.

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

Real nice warm light on the water and Phalarope. Good detail and nice low angle.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 21, 2018 at 2:51 PM

Color does it all .... Great combination of colors and hence overall atmosphere. Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on August 21, 2018 at 4:20 PM

I am really enjoying the light and color in this image. While your first posting was quite good I think this one is even better. Detail, composition, and background are all superb.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 22, 2018 at 7:58 AM

The exceptional BG make this one excellent.
Fine detail in the bird, as well.
This one is very hard to level, but I believe it needs a slight CCW rotwtion.
To me, the important part to straighten is the bird's lower body where it touches the sea, and the horizontal blue circle of water right there.
Sweet image!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 22, 2018 at 11:57 AM

Hi Govind
I really like that you placed the Wilson above the mid point of the frame. The coloring and detail are nice.
Peter

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

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Sandy, thanks for pointing out the misalignment. I checked the image and noticed it was slightly off. I had used a level when I shot this image and forgot to check it when I was processing it, which I normally do. I have corrected the original image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 25, 2018 at 6:32 PM

The lovely golden lighting makes this shot Govind, nice low angle too. devil

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