It was rather smelly lying in the rotting seaweed, but worth it to get this super little wader which wasn't running at 90mph for once.
1D MKIII, 500mm f4 @ f5.6, 1/3200, iso 400
Posted by David Sewell on April 28, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Nice to see one going into summer plumage, graham. the exposure is fine, but I do think there is a lot of wasted space at the top. Maybe a panoramic crop would suit it better?
David
Posted by Barry Southon on April 28, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Graham
Now I think the grey tones set the image off for me well worth the effort. I prefer the smaller version with this one.
Posted by Kim Connolly on April 28, 2012 at 2:54 PM
A lovely detailed shot with a variety of colours in the setting which I like. Perhaps a little off the top would give more prominence to this super wader.
A super image Graham. No problem with the comp for me as the colours and tones at the top I feel really add to the picture. If it were mine the only change I would make would be to clone out the white area towards the bottom left.
Posted by John Robinson on April 28, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Looks good as is for me but agree about the pale area bottom left.
JR
Graham well worth the effort,the whole image looks good to me.
Keith.
Posted by Bob Johnson on April 29, 2012 at 5:58 AM
A cracker and It looks sharp enough to take a tighter crop removing the white stripe on the brown seaweed to the right of the bird whislt at the same time dealing with Johns pale area and the surplus space above
Bob
Posted by Phil Ellard on April 29, 2012 at 2:10 PM
a nice shot Graham. If it were mine I think I would take a little off the top, the right and the bottom, but not a great deal. I like the colours in the background so wouldn't want to lose too much of that.
Matt
Posted by Craig Jones on April 30, 2012 at 7:08 AM
Love the composition here spot on, wonderful moment captured too, nice light, detail and colours spot on Graham
Posted by Malcolm Muir on April 30, 2012 at 1:07 PM
Now that really is nice - great composition, colours and bg perfect and wonderful detail on teh bird.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 30, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Cracking image Graham, the LH pale area is a little distracting but is no big deal. Like this shot very much.
Thanks guys and your thoughts are, as always, much appreciated.
I thought long and hard about the crop and the lighter areas (larger boulders showing through the weed in the tideline), but decided in the end to present FF and to leave the image as taken
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14 replies1D MKIII, 500mm f4 @ f5.6, 1/3200, iso 400
David
Now I think the grey tones set the image off for me well worth the effort. I prefer the smaller version with this one.
JR
Keith.
Bob
Matt
Nick.
I thought long and hard about the crop and the lighter areas (larger boulders showing through the weed in the tideline), but decided in the end to present FF and to leave the image as taken
David