Eurasian Curlew

Gallery: AvianPosted March 13, 201099 views9 comments

I came across this bird on the Shetland Islands, I like the image as it shows the bird in its breeding habitat,, the uplands with cotton grass in the background with the grasses and summer flowers in the foreground. I think id gives the feel of a British summer

Canon 40D, 100 - 400mm zoom lens, f7.1, 1/800sec ISO 320

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 13, 2010 at 7:05 PM

It's a lovely setting for the curlew Ron, even though the background flowers are kind of bright. I like the cock of the head and that you didn't try to level the apparent foreground hill slope. Your composition works well for me though I do wish for more light in the eye.

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Comment posted by Alexander Vasiljev on March 13, 2010 at 7:06 PM

Very lovely photo. The background is superb. Everything works together in this image.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 13, 2010 at 8:11 PM

I really like the setting but do wish for more of a headturn and some light in that eye. It appears oversharpened on my monitor. I do love the cotton balls and the specks of yellow and purple in this. What a wonderful hillside. Sharon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 13, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Lovely composition, Ron. A little light in the eye would have topped it off, but I like it as-is.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 14, 2010 at 4:22 PM

I like very much the BG. Very nice subject.

D&L

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 15, 2010 at 6:08 PM

I like the environment too. Nice image

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 16, 2010 at 3:04 AM

Gorgeous setting.

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 16, 2010 at 6:46 AM

I like the composition and setting very much. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 17, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Ron,

The bones of this image are very nice. Reducing the contrast, saturation and sharpening some would likely produce a stronger image.

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