Gallery: AvianPosted October 20, 2010112 views5 comments
This was shot on the beach at Sanibel Island at sunset.
Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/2000
Aperture f5.6
ISO 400
300mm
Slight crop
Some adjustment in Photoshop Elements
Comments
5 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on October 20, 2010 at 9:37 PM
Hi Richard. Sanibel is my stomping grounds.
Nice catch of a sanderling, doing what they do best - running in and out of the surf line, confounding photographers. Would have been better, IMO, if the light had been a little more frontal.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 20, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Nice angle and light, Richard. I like the pose and eye contact-looks like the boss walking the floor.
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Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 20, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Nice 3D look with the FG and BG blurry. Not the perfect light but a good shot.
Dan
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 23, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Really nice shot Richard, I quite like the sidelighting here. I'd add a little more selective sharpening to the face.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 23, 2010 at 5:58 PM
Richard,
I always loved it when I could find a fluffed up sanderling to photograph, they look like a puffball on legs. I like the directional lighting you have in this image and the pose of the sanderling. I agree with Nate on his suggestion for a little more selective sharpening on the face. You might also consider a levels layer and increasing the brightness of the midtones, that might bring out a bit more detail in the shadowed portions of the bird.
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5 commentsNice catch of a sanderling, doing what they do best - running in and out of the surf line, confounding photographers. Would have been better, IMO, if the light had been a little more frontal.
Dan
I always loved it when I could find a fluffed up sanderling to photograph, they look like a puffball on legs. I like the directional lighting you have in this image and the pose of the sanderling. I agree with Nate on his suggestion for a little more selective sharpening on the face. You might also consider a levels layer and increasing the brightness of the midtones, that might bring out a bit more detail in the shadowed portions of the bird.