Dunlin

Gallery: AvianPosted September 3, 2010234 views17 comments

Calidris alpina

Taken on the Gulf coast of Florida, I was laying down in very shallow water in a lagoon photographing a Red-breasted Merganser when this Dunlin came into view and proceeded to bathe, then fluff.

My 80-400mm (my lens of choice on the beach) was off being repaired so I used my 70-300mm VR.

D200, HH, f6.3, 1/800, ISO 160, 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 52% of original image, natural light. Larger version provided because it show the sharpness and detail much better than a small version.

Thank you for looking and as always I sincerely appreciate your comments and critiques.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 3, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Terrific! The large image shows excellent detail. A very intimate image.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 3, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Super Mia. Love the fluff.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 3, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Superb shot, Mia.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 3, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Nice low perspective Mia and I like the ruffled feathers

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on September 3, 2010 at 8:47 PM

Not easy to make something attractive of these dun birds, but you have succeeded

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 3, 2010 at 9:13 PM

Really nice as usual Mia. I love the fluffed pose and light. Sharpness and detail are really high. I also like the water in the FG and the beach BG.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 3, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Perfect exposure Mia. Woderful pose too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Lovely detail and your terrific low angle, Mia. I like the quality of the water around the feet.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on September 4, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Lovely shot Mia-great detail and I love the low angle perspective.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 4, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Just excellent! Really nice sharpness and detail and I love the fluffed pose and plumage texture. I also like your DOF and framing. Well done.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 4, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Laying down in the mud again, hey Mia :) Can't wait to see that again. Good work as usual.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 4, 2010 at 2:00 PM

a lovely pose, with nice details and setting, Mia.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 4, 2010 at 6:52 PM

I like the ruffled pose and low perspective Mia.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2010 at 5:46 AM

Mia,
I really like the ruffled feathers, the low angle, the superb detail and that blue in the foreground completes a beautiful image. Great work.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 5, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Beautiful shot, Mia!

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 5, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Beautiful lighting and wonderful low angle. Very intimate image.
May

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 5, 2010 at 4:13 PM

I like the fluffy look here: with your usual excellent detail we have a beautiful view of the feathers, Mia. Especially the overlapping colors of the plumage are handsome.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments