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Knot more...

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 13, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Knot more...
Great to see these little fellows scurrying along the shore line at 'warp' speed. Would have been nice to get a little catchlight, but...

Steve
MKIII 500f/4 plus 1.4x 1/500 f/5.6 ISO 400 (Wimberely head & pod) minor crop
Posted by Nigel Blake on December 13, 2009 at 8:54 AM
It's a nice shot, but its a Sanderling not a Knot! a first year juvenile that is moulting into adult winter plumage.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 13, 2009 at 9:08 AM
I though it might 'KNOT' be :biggrin:

Thanks Nigel, my ID on birds is about 'some much', especially these little ones! :wavey:

Steve
Posted by Graham Goddard on December 13, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Tut tut Mr K - thought I'd taught you better than that.... :wink:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 13, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Ah, Luke (:wink:) obviously KNOT!

You know me Graham, unless it's an Elephant, Pigeon or Sparrowhawk I'm useless

Steve:wavey:
Posted by Mike Andrews on December 13, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Great shot of the bird (whatever it is), but my eyes just get drawn to the pebbles. May be worth putting in a layer and making them less prominent. :frown:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Might be worth trying to selectively lightening the eye area and maybe even putting a small catchlight in,Fill Flash would have been the answer here-Maybe Santa will bring you a new book-i know i have some under the tree

Dave :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by PhilH on December 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM
LoL at the ID banter...

A tuch of fill flash woud have been the answer here just to lift the darks that little bit with the added advantage in that it would have added a little catchlight to the eye. the control of the DoF is great with a very nice fg and bg but I feel that there is far too much negative space at the top, given the bird appears to be looking in a downwards direction it cries out for more room there...

HTH

Phil :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Chris Jones on December 13, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Nice fore and background, but please know your subject.

Regards Chris
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 13, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Good low POV Stepehen and you caught momentarily having a nap I think.
Just the addition of an eyelight needed to make the image.

Major.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 14, 2009 at 5:15 AM

Really like the ruffed up feathers on this one Steve, some good advice has been given and I can't really add to it, nice one.

Andy...
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on December 14, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Hi Steve
Nice pov and a shame about the light but what can you do. I also would take a little off the top and the rhs
Cheers
Andy
Posted by Ian Haskell on December 15, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Hi, Nice little image with good POV.

Ian