American Avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted November 12, 2012359 views11 comments

Bolivar Peninsula. Upper Texas Coast. November, 2012

D4 ISO 500. 500/4 with 1.4x tc. f5.6 1/5000s -0.3ev. Hand held on shoreline.

I went to this mud flat to shoot Clapper Rails, but three Avocets were there. Even better.

What do you think about the comp? The bird is over the midline, but the trails of mud and water coming from the feet are near to the right edge and I considered them "part of the bird".

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 12, 2012 at 11:59 PM

Beautiful catch. As to the comp IMO it is great. If you had any more room at top it might look good too. The mud is great and water trailing and the wing position is splendid. I always love the turned up beak. A lovely bird very well presented.

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Comment posted by Toya Heatley on November 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM

I think the comp is perfect, I love the trailing mud and water. Great capture!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 13, 2012 at 1:33 AM

Looks fine to me, but might be even better with more room up front and on top.
Sweet pose and fine detail.Nice exposure on the whites.
SAndy

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 13, 2012 at 6:15 AM

Well done, Angela. The bird is super-sharp, well exposed and the moment you've captured is interesting - esp with the trailing mud and water. I'm fine with your comp left to right but if I had the room I'd place the bird a little lower in the frame.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 13, 2012 at 6:38 AM

Perfect timing Angela - love the trailing water and mud

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on November 13, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Comp works well and great action Angela

Low pov is just icing on the cake.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 13, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Excellent capture and your comp works for me.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 13, 2012 at 9:01 PM

I think the composition is fine. Great timing and excellent job on exposure overall.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on November 13, 2012 at 9:09 PM

An incredible capture Angela. I really like the wing position (front and back) seems the frame it's head perfectly. Oh and the water and mud trailing behind is icing on the cake. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 13, 2012 at 11:50 PM

The black wing helped cover the body so the whites look very good. Wonderful timing to get the lift off and the different colored water coming off the legs. I like the overall composition and very nice detail in the larger image, well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 16, 2012 at 6:59 PM

Love it. Neat to have mud off one foot and water off the other. Well done.
May

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