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Common Sandpiper

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Posted by Major Gilbert on June 13, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Common Sandpiper
D2X's + 300mm AFS 2.8 + 1.4 conv.
Focus Mode AF-C.
1/1250 @ f5.6.
ISO 400.
Ex Comp 0EV.
Colur Mode II(Adobe rgb.)
Tone Comp: Less Contrast.
Capture NX2
Finished in CS2.

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on June 13, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Bird good, perch good ,background good, comp good.
Not much more to say really.
JohnR
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 13, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Cracking eyeline, catchlight and a lovely BG Major :toast:

Perhaps a tad off the right might look good :wink:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on June 13, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Super shot all round Major!!

I like this a lot :toast:

Alan
Posted by Daniel Read on June 13, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Great shot Major, no nits at all :toast:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on June 14, 2008 at 3:24 AM
Nice perche,nice light,nice picture,
Frederic
Posted by Nigel Blake on June 14, 2008 at 4:06 AM
Excellent shot Major
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 14, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Sorry can't find any nits with this, next please :biggrin:

Tim
Posted by Ian Hardy on June 14, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Hi Major,

As above :biggrin: .

Ian Hardy
Posted by Nicholas Armitt on June 14, 2008 at 11:32 AM
As overs have already said nothing to point out other than a very good shot. :toast:
Posted by Justin on June 14, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Very,very nice indeed.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on June 14, 2008 at 6:13 PM
I agree with comments so far - excellent all round.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on June 15, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Lovely shot, Major - especially the graduated BG is wonderful. Maybe a bit oversharpened near the eye ?
Posted by eric weight on June 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Excellent shot Major, really good perch as well.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Elliott Neep on June 17, 2008 at 5:47 AM
Excellent stuff major. Like the complimentary colours throughout the frame. A minor niggle is the lack of detail in the lichen/moss looks a little fuzzy although it could just be jpeg compression. Just a thought, but seeing as you had 1/1250th maybe you could have upped the f/number for a portrait and spared a little more DOF while retaining the great background :toast: