Pair of Willets

Gallery: AvianPosted March 28, 2011136 views9 comments

From Fort Desoto a few weeks ago. A bit of a crop to bring them into the center of the frame. I'm not too keen on bright reflections from the water, but this is one of few where I've been able to get more than one bird in decent focus. Larger image provided.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC14 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/8000 f4 -0.3EV

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Great job getting both of these Willets in focus, Bill. Beautiful lighting and great eye contact from both birds. I think the composition works really well. Congrats on a great image.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 28, 2011 at 8:52 PM

Nice job getting both the willets sharp and in profile, Bill. I am surprised you were able to do it with f4. Looks like you could have gone with a smaller aperture too. The mirror image poses of the two willets catch the eye. I like that you got both of them unobstructed and the reflective lights on their feathers. Looks like very nice light. Congrats on an excellent image!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 28, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Bill, this is really nice. I like the matching poses and the comp. DOF worked out really well for f/4.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 28, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Nice atch - they are almost mirror images of each other.
Wish they were just a bit more separated- but terrific shot!
Nice colors, water, and poses.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 29, 2011 at 7:18 AM

Good job getting them both in focus Bill
cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 29, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Really nice pose you captured Bill! Exposure looks great as well.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 29, 2011 at 7:27 PM

Very nice. Really like the position of the birds.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 29, 2011 at 9:48 PM

That's a neat shot Bill, I like the opposing poses and the lighting. If you want to try and get more than 1 bird in focus on a regular basis you need to stop down as you shot this one wide open.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 30, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Nice image. I like the way their heads/beaks are kind of stacked. Reflected light on the belly of the bird is pleasing.

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