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Morning Willet
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Morning Willet

by Luke Ormand

Gallery: AvianPosted July 17, 2014138 views6 comments
This willet was photographed at Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) in the early morning from the nature boardwalk

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/1600s
ISO 400

Full Frame, minor adjustments in LR5

- Luke

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 18, 2014 at 11:14 AM
Very pleasing image. The reflection is great and adds to the image. I like the overall mood presented. I took a look and think a crop from the top improves the image. I cropped until the top rule of thirds horizontal grid was about at the back of the willet. Just my thoughts on a fine image.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 18, 2014 at 4:30 PM
sweet light, nice reflection and setting, Luke. my preference on the comp would be less on top and a bit more on the bottom.
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Comment posted by David Bogener on July 18, 2014 at 7:18 PM
Nice habitat inclusion. Subject stands out nicely and even the reflection is sharp. Nice work. Dave
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 18, 2014 at 10:08 PM
I like the reflection and light in this shot Luke. I agree with Keith about cropping off a bit of the top. Nice work
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2014 at 1:29 PM
A slightly unusual composition, Luke, but I understand why you would want to keep all those lovely reeds in the image. Oddly enough, I find the reflection of the Willet to be a distracting element in this image. It keeps pulling my eye in the wrong direction for the rest of the image.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2014 at 8:20 AM
Nice one Luke - love the setting the the peaceful nature of the shot
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