Killdeer

Gallery: AvianPosted August 25, 201491 views12 comments

There have been three to six Killdeer hanging out at the corner lot on our little road in the mornings and a couple of days ago, I decided to see if they would be cooperative. It was pretty foggy, so the more distant shots were very low contrast. However, I did get some fairly close shots and some levels adjustments did a fairly good job of defogging some of the others. I liked the pose in this one.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag in car window (I think. Some were handheld, and I'm not sure which were which.) f8, 1/500, iso 500, pattern metering, aperture priority. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 13.9MP from the original 16.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 25, 2014 at 5:51 PM

Everything seems to be working here: Nice head turn, good feather detail and handling of the whites. Good background.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 25, 2014 at 6:57 PM

Fine look at this little one, Dennis. Lots of good detail and complementary colors in the background.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 25, 2014 at 7:22 PM

I like this as posted. But I'd like to see more of the fog shots without hosted contrast - I like working in fog and see no reason to try to eliminate the fog effect.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 25, 2014 at 8:53 PM

Excellent detail and nice colors Dennis. You've captured this one very well.

Ray

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on August 25, 2014 at 8:59 PM

Dennis I like the low pov of this shot. The color palette is very pleasing, great comp too. The killdeer is pretty sharp. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 25, 2014 at 9:16 PM

Hi Dennis,

No nits here. Light background helps to reveal the killdeer.

.............................Jim

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 25, 2014 at 10:34 PM

Nice! Great pose, fine detail, nice colours and colour contrasts.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 26, 2014 at 6:20 AM

Nice setting for the Killdeer. I am always fond of their red eye rings. Great work ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 26, 2014 at 11:28 AM

Excellent comp, nice detail and pose, Dennis (good head turn and eye contact). Looks like the weather conditions were in your favor. If there's room on the RAW, I would consider a hair more room RHS.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 26, 2014 at 3:28 PM

Very nice detail and sharpness Dennis, the only thing that could have improved this would be an even lower angle.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 26, 2014 at 7:40 PM

nice framing on this one Dennis. I sort of agree with Richard about leaving the fog in the shot. I think it adds to the story.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 30, 2014 at 6:08 AM

Love it Dennis - nice setting and I like the way you've framed it

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