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Gallery: AvianPosted September 30, 2012138 views2 comments

The north coast of California near Crescent City. I debated about where to post this, but decided on Avian. This an environmental portrait of a Black Oystercatcher. They live in some very rocky and sometimes harsh area. All comments and critiques are welcome.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/100
Aperture f13
ISO 100
70mm
Polarizer

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2 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 30, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Richard, I like the setting, I like the light and I like the oystercatcher. But, I think the foreground overwhelms the image and I would suggest a crop a little bit below the rocks the bird is on. Also the horizon dips to the left a bit. Thanks for sharing reminds me of when I saw these birds off the coast of Washington.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 2, 2012 at 7:05 PM

A photogenic setting that overwhelms the bird, I'm afraid. Black Oystercatchers are usually very approachable, if you can find one on shore.

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