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Bathing Pied Avocet

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 5, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Bathing Pied Avocet
Have not been able to get out much recently so here's one from last Spring as i sure hope to get some more of these beauties this Spring when i return to the isle of Texel.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja
/Home-coocked- Sharpening mix
Bibble Pro/Adobe Photoshop CS4

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Posted by Craig Jones on March 5, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Hope you are better my friend :wink: Love the pose captured here,lovely POV,really looking forward to the trip Jeroen as I truly love this bird and the many more waders that live at Texel,see you soon :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 5, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Nice one Jeroen. I will be back at Texel next month and the month after! Who knows we might run into each other!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Marcus Conway on March 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Fantastic POV :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Great capture!
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 5, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Hi Jeroen,

lovely shot and super low POV the water drops are good too.

The rotation police will be on your trail as the water appears to be running slightly downhill to the left :biggrin:
Posted by John Chapman on March 5, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Hi Jeroen, super image. :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 5, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Hi Jeroen a very nice image.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Liam Pauling on March 5, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Brilliant image Jeroen, love the light and soft background/foreground it all works really well.

:toast:

liam
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on March 5, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Nice behaviour shot - like it.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM

Lovely image Jeroen, the water running across the Avocets back is very special, like the cool blues of the water too.

Andy...
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 7, 2010 at 6:35 AM
Great behavioural shot with a very nice point of view. :smile:
Posted by Karen Summers on March 8, 2010 at 11:54 AM
lovely shot and pov I love these birds they are so elegant looking