Posted by Andy Astbury on January 31, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Seeing as, the last few times I've been to DN I've taken Sanderling bait with me and seen no Sanderlings, imagine my thoughts when I rolled up there with a small workshop last week and found hundreds of the little darlings - and no bait for them!!
It's very rare that I actually take images myself when I'm teaching but I couldn't resist.
They were proving a bit too quick for the 800mm - damned hard work but I got a few,
One of my clients offered me his D3 and 500mm and so I got a few with that too - quite a bit easier to keep up with the subject, this is one.
Posted by Rene de Heer on January 31, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Nice eh Andy...a D3+500VR...
The light doesnt do you much favours here but other then that its a nice image
Rene de Heer
Posted by jack chapman on January 31, 2009 at 1:53 PM
nice image, like the muted colours and low angle, what do you bait them with?
Posted by CRAIGJONES on January 31, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Great shot andy!, i was with you on that day, learning from you and it was a great day, thank you! you were just telling me how you'd hardley seen any of these then the next minute they were everywhere! then on another time there was the dippers at lathkill,where after the days shoot we were shown the way out by them!haha! . Never work with animals/children comes to mind!
Best Wishes
Craig Jones :wavey
Ps i've joined at last!
You just needed better quality of light. A very nice shot, capturing the Sanderling superbly. Nice one.
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 31, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Andy inspite of the comments on light are you sure you dont need to give it a bit more boost.
It looks ok to me you have a catchlight and its sharp.
Major.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 1, 2009 at 2:40 AM
Looks good to me too Andy, really like the way it's been presented too
Andy...
Posted by Lee Newman on February 1, 2009 at 6:22 AM
Very nice capture. Good pose, nice details & a reflection too.
Lee
Posted by Ian Mason on February 1, 2009 at 10:36 AM
I'm not understanding the comments about the light. This looks absolutely stunning to me.
Posted by Steve Makin on February 1, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I agree with all about the light being just perfect, soft muted light to enhance the soft muted colours, what is this preoccupation about perfect light ?
Does every photograph of a wild animal have to conform to to kind of standard ?
Anyway, Andy for what its worth I think its perfect and wold be very happy to have it in my portfolio
Nowt much wrong with this Andy... perhaps a small levels or curves boost, but I sometime like soft muted light helps with the detail at both extremes and the almost monochromatic image looks great...
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10 repliesIt's very rare that I actually take images myself when I'm teaching but I couldn't resist.
They were proving a bit too quick for the 800mm - damned hard work but I got a few,
One of my clients offered me his D3 and 500mm and so I got a few with that too - quite a bit easier to keep up with the subject, this is one.
D3
500mm f4 VR Nikkor
400iso
1/1250th @f4.5
PP Bibble Pro & CS3
Light was a bit flat, but you can't have everything - it was perfect for photographing the seals.
Larger version http://wildlifeinpixels.com/img/0109/WIP00028467el.jpg
Thanks for looking
The light doesnt do you much favours here but other then that its a nice image
Rene de Heer
Best Wishes
Craig Jones
Ps i've joined at last!
It looks ok to me you have a catchlight and its sharp.
Major.
Looks good to me too Andy, really like the way it's been presented too
Andy...
Lee
Does every photograph of a wild animal have to conform to to kind of standard ?
Anyway, Andy for what its worth I think its perfect and wold be very happy to have it in my portfolio