Stacked Boogie Boards 1

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 2013170 views17 comments

I had a great session at Hospital Lake one afternoon back in January. The mud was as liquid and as deep as anything I've slithered in and required two boogie boards rather than the usual one to keep the camera and bean bag above the mud and water.
There were lots of Whiskered Terns and the main task was finding one without lots of oof birds.

1DMkIV 500'f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/2000

cheers
Rob

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17 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 10, 2013 at 7:40 AM

Neat capture Rob, nice job on exposing the bird and the background is lovely.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on February 10, 2013 at 8:20 AM

I liked everything: the light, colors, details, bg. Very good.

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Comment posted by Greg AshworthFanch on February 10, 2013 at 8:43 AM

Great shot Rob, I too like the colors and BG. Your exposure is right on. My only negative (and I'm splitting hairs here) is that my eye kept going to that little twig right in front of the bird.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 10, 2013 at 10:03 AM

Nice shot. I really like the low POV and the rocks adds interest. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 10, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Love the low angle and the nice light. The raised foot is a plus also. Nice work Rob!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM

sweet one Ron

POV is superb as always

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 10, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Incredible image - gotta love that really low angle and that nice bokeh. Well done

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 10, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Wonderful composition, colors and species. All is spot on ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 10, 2013 at 12:42 PM

You're usual wonderful angle, Rob. Gorgeous image. Do you have a tripod head mounted to one of your boogie boards?

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 10, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Wonderful image and technique.

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Comment posted by May Haga on February 10, 2013 at 5:35 PM

Cool shot, love the action and the title.
May

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 11, 2013 at 7:45 AM

what a beauty, Rob. love the pose and comp, and the little rocks are really nice. as always, a great low angle too--nice work in the mud!

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on February 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM

The low angle is great, along with the sharpness, BG, and pose. Nice exposure on both blacks and whites. Really nice shot, Rob.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 11, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Excellent shot and interesting setting with the rocks just above the water. Larger image looks great, well done.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 11, 2013 at 4:02 PM

sweet low angle, well done!