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Sun Sea and a Wheatear

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Posted by tony flashman on August 26, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Sun Sea and a Wheatear
Taken yesterday evening while out looking for Dunlin and Ringed Plovers.
Quite an obliging little chap......

Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f2.8 + 1.7tc
1000 sec
f8 -1/3rd
320 iso
hand held
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on August 26, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Clean and simple and well proportioned Tony. The colour of the plumage works well with the pebbles and is very sympathetic, however I am not sure about the horizon cutting through the head/body, although it doesn't worry me :smile:

Steve
Posted by PhilH on August 26, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Only Minor nit mentioned, nice image... the sun bathers have gone then.....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by CARL_M on August 26, 2009 at 9:50 AM
A very nice shot, my only comment I would make is to crop of what I believe you call on this forum, the foreground mush, I personally would call it foreground ****, as I don't think it adds anything to the image, and with its removal you increase the attention on the main subject.

Horizon is fine, as it was what it was.

Carl
Posted by David Kjaer on August 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Hi Tony

Nice light, colours and subject. I maybe would crop a little from the bottom but the horizon doesn't bother me too much!

David :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on August 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM
A lovely image showing great habitat in which this female blends in beautiful,BG is very nice,love the colours :cool: :cool: and you have composed it very well too, smashing shot Tony :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by eric weight on August 26, 2009 at 2:12 PM
A little off the bottom would be an improvement I think but the horizon is fine IMO. Its a pretty gradual change of colour rather than a distinct sharp line. Nice one.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Duncan Armour on August 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM
I'd probably put a mild graduated grey filter on it in Photoshop from the bottom setting the blend mode to multiply just to take the prominence off the foreground. But I think the horizon line looks great.
Posted by Bob Cox on August 26, 2009 at 4:56 PM
I like this as it is , sharp, clean and bright, as it was.

Bob.
Posted by Ian Mason on August 26, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Really nice! I vote for a little off the bottom (then maybe from the left for balance). Everything else spot on for me.
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 27, 2009 at 5:30 AM
All works well 'as is' for me Tony, I'm sure there a re a good number of cropping options but I like the FG 'mush' so if you like it.. Stick with it..

Brett :toast: :toast: