Nature Photographers Network
This is the preserved archive of the original Nature Photographers Network. The community continues at naturephotographers.network.
Forums · UKNP

Dotterel on the beach.

Discussion

16 replies
Posted by Major Gilbert on November 28, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Dotterel on the beach.
D2X + 80-200 AFS 2.8D.
Focal length 100.
1/160 @ f7.1
ISO 100.
Ex Comp -0.7EV.
Hand Held.

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on November 28, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Brilliant! :smile:
JR
Posted by Dawn Monrose on November 28, 2008 at 4:59 PM
I agree - brilliant!! Fantastic pov!

:toast:
Posted by Austin Thomas on November 29, 2008 at 5:44 AM
Excellent Major.

Austin
Posted by Craig Nash on November 29, 2008 at 6:41 AM
Wow I absolutely love it. I might even make it a panoramic crop from both top and bottom. A bird I would love to see.
Posted by Rene de Heer on November 29, 2008 at 7:01 AM
Very nice Major,
Rene de Heer
Posted by Jon Galt on November 29, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Superb. The sliver of focus between the oof foreground and background together with the low pov make for an arresting image.

Regards

Jon
Posted by David Kjaer on November 29, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Hi Major

Quite different with good eye contact !

David :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on November 29, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Very nice Major. Really like the way you've got the curve of the shore and buildings in the background. Only suggestion would be about the green hut, whether it competes for attention at all :smile:
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 29, 2008 at 2:20 PM
A superb composition. Fabulous bird!! :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on November 29, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Hi Major I absolutely love it.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Danny Green on November 29, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Great shot Major

Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 30, 2008 at 5:33 AM
Very different Major - I do like it, and it just goes to show you don't need super teles all the time :wavey:

Agree over the green 'bit' and I might be tempted to do something with that OoF razor shell sticking up in front of the bird, but its a great shot imo.
Posted by Paul Hillion on November 30, 2008 at 5:41 AM
What a wonderful image, just my cup of tea! If it were mine I think I'd be tempted to crop it slightly inside that green hut and give it a bit more of a panoramic look giving the image a bit more of the Dotterel looking out to sea feel. As it is I think the bird is a little too central.


:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on November 30, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Hello Major.

Different and that why I really like this.

I think I would also remove the out of focus razor shell, as it did catch my eye very quickly. But thats just me.

A cracking image.



:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on November 30, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Blimey

I don't think I've ever seen an image of a Dotteral away from golf courses, grassy sword or the uplands....... certainly a different take on these birds :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on November 30, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Great shot and a very nice POV. Well done! :smile: :smile: