American Oystercarcher

Gallery: AvianPosted August 4, 2011584 views14 comments

Haematopus palliatus

I photographed this American Oystercatcher preening on Fort De Soto's north beach. This bird has a "blown" eye, a bit of the pupil shows in the iris. It does not seem to affect the bird's ability to forage for food at all.

D200, handheld, laying in the sand, f7.1, 1/1250, ISI 200, 80-400mm VR at 400mm, 75% of the original frame, natural light.

As always I sincerely appreciate your comments & critiques, thank you for looking.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 4, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Mia you have managed to get good detail in the darker feathers and keep the white spot on ,really nice.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 4, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Nice pose. The way you captured the eye and open bill, gives the bird a sense of personality.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 4, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Vedry nice. A pleasing subject and setting. Good detail and proper exposure.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Nice pose, perfect exposure, and your usual great detail and BG.
Good to see you posting again!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 4, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Looks good to me. Hard cropping dilemma with the head position etc,but you got it as good as poss.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on August 4, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Mia, I really like the pose you have captured and all the detail that can be seen in the white feathers and the dark feathers as well. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 4, 2011 at 10:47 PM

I love the head turn, one-legged pose and even the strange "blown" eye here, Mia. It makes for an interesting as well as a beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on August 4, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Love the over-the-shoulder pose as well as the low perspective Mia!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on August 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM

Mia, your usual excellent exposure, sharpness and composition. What I like is the pose, the way the bill seems to be resting on the birds back.

Harry

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 5, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Excellent, Mia. Beautiful detail and pose. The eye really shows well in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 5, 2011 at 2:52 PM

Wonderful low perspective and the head turn really brings out the red beak against the black feathers. I also like that you can the shadow of the bird in the sand. Very nice detail on the larger version, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 5, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Nice low angle as usual Mia. Great pose

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on August 6, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Very nice. Good detail in black and white feathers. I like the brilliant orange of the eye and beak.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 19, 2011 at 8:33 AM

Love that pose with the birds beak turned back across its body, great POV and details Mia.
Well composed, very good exposure and natural colors too

Nice shot!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments