Avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 2011162 views15 comments

I saw my first avocets of the season last week, and I'm looking forward to seeing more soon... here is one from last spring out near the Great Salt Lake.

7D @ 500mm
1/1250 f/6.3 iso400

Thanks for looking,
John

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 2:49 AM

I'd love to have a opportunity to photograph Avocets or even Stilts one day. Beautiful shot John and, although it's a little hard to see in this small image, looks like you scored very well on sharpness and detail :^)

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 31, 2011 at 3:30 AM

I like this with the water rings showing the birds movementand great colour

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 31, 2011 at 3:30 AM

Breeding colors coming out on the avocets here too, and chicks coming soon.
Nice pose, detail, and colors. Spring is here!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on March 31, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Lovely shot John, the soft, muted colours of this species of Avocet have always appealed to me, the ones we get in the UK are just a uniform black and white. No nits from me.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 31, 2011 at 10:05 AM

Love that pose, and great composition in this image. Excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 31, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Nice looking avocet. Very clean and I like that "tilted" look of the avocet.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM

A classic pose for the species. Good exposure and natural colors with good sharpness as well.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 31, 2011 at 12:35 PM

These are very photogenic birds, particularly when they are in their breeding plumage. I like tghe image you have posted here. The great pose and angle go well with your composition. The eye level view and the water reflection in its neck both add a lot to this image, I would like to see a larger version if its available. Congrats on getting this, John.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 31, 2011 at 2:14 PM

The techs look great, but I like the pose and how the up curve of the bill seems to carry motion forward.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 31, 2011 at 2:32 PM

"Classic" Avocet pose beautifully captured. The added ring in the water from where the bill had dipped in provides a very nice accent to the comp.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 31, 2011 at 2:37 PM

Great shot of a beautiful bird- Very nice pose and details with a pleasant composition- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 8:48 PM

Stunning!Great colors,pose and low angle

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Comment posted by Ken Canning on March 31, 2011 at 9:11 PM

Beautiful detail, comp, light, etc - very nice!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 31, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Beautiful look at this Avocet, John. Great detail, nice colors and very well composed.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 1, 2011 at 7:09 PM

What a wonderful shot John Love the pose and low angle and there appears to be plenty of detail there

cheers
Rob

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