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Sanderling tucking in....

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Posted by PhilH on January 29, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Sanderling tucking in....
40D,300/4 + 1.4, Handheld.
ISO400, 1/1250 @ f8, EV -1/3
ACR5 + resize + sharpen CS4, Full Frame.

Hi,

Another from what is now a timber yard on the Kent coast, a Sanderling tucking into a crab lunch, I know some will dislike the forground :wink:

All the best

Phil
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 29, 2009 at 6:31 AM
I do normally like a diffused foreground Phil but on this one I would preferred to have seen the lunch more. Other than that it's a great image. Absolutely pin sharp where it needs to be and nice catchlight in the eye.
Robert
Posted by Tim Munsey on January 29, 2009 at 8:15 AM
Wow, it's popping out of my screen this one, hey get off my lunch you! :wavey:

Tim
Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 29, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Very nice Phil. I like the nice simple background and the bird and lunch are spot on. Foreground ok for me.

Dave
Posted by Billy Fairburn on January 29, 2009 at 8:41 AM
The foreground is just a tad too much for me Phil but otherwise a great shot!

Billy
Posted by John Chapman on January 29, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Nice capture Phil. :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Superb capture Phil and the FG works for me :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by jack chapman on January 29, 2009 at 1:03 PM
lovely image Phil, the pose and behaviour are great
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Works for me-very nice

Dave :toast:
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on January 29, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Great shot, Phil, I really like the pose; the 'action'. I'd be tempted to crop out the dry seaweed on the right.

Greg
Posted by Ian Mason on January 29, 2009 at 3:42 PM
I hadn't even thought about the foreground til I read your comment. It's maybe a little prominent but the rest of the shot draws the eye away from it.
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 29, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Captured the action of the bird and that sand looks like something to die for.
Think I would just take a bit of the FG so as to make it less overpowering. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Matt Cole on January 29, 2009 at 3:49 PM
looks good to me Phil as it is, well taken.

Matt
Posted by Fran French on January 29, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Looks good to me Phil, super detail. Think I would crop a tad off the bottom to put more emphasis on the bird and not the f/g.

Hope they soon clear up those matchsticks :biggrin:

Fran :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on January 29, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Very nice! Well captured. Perhaps a little less of the foreground, but it gives great depth to the image.
Posted by Lea Roberts on January 29, 2009 at 5:27 PM
nice one Phil, excellent shot shame the tips of the crabs legs are not visible.

lea
Posted by Ray on January 29, 2009 at 6:06 PM
I assume it’s a ridge of sand in the foreground which is masking the crab, which is a great pity. If this is indeed the case, then a tad higher would have brought the whole of the crab into play, as is, I don’t think the foreground adds anything to the shot, quite the contrary, I would mask most of it out. I think you know what I think of the B.G. and L.H. side.

The Sanderling itself, is an absolute stunner. Great capture.