African Oystercatchers

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 2014157 views8 comments

Hi everyone, I have just returned from 4 weeks of leading tours and shooting in South Africa and Botswana, that being the reason I have been absent from this forum for some time. This image of 2 African Black Oystercatchers was taken just before sunset at West Coast National Park in South Africa. I usually prefer to not compose my images with the subject/s centered but in this case with them looking in opposite directions I think it works well.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/320 F11, iso 800, Av mode, evaluative metering +0.7, handheld

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8 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on October 3, 2014 at 4:54 PM

This composition works great. Nice light and poses.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 3, 2014 at 6:54 PM

I really like this 'criss-cross' pose ! I agree the centered composition of the subjects works very well. Great details too !

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 3, 2014 at 9:43 PM

I agree with the reasons for center comp Nate...works very well for this shot. Looking forward to seeing more of your images from Africa....can I say how envious I am of you being in Africa for 4 weeks though?

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 4, 2014 at 7:43 AM

I concur, the centered comp works fine with the birds juxtaposed like this.. and who am I to disagree?

Looking forward to more from your trip, very nice Nate!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 4, 2014 at 8:05 AM

Nate,
No problem with the centre pose, it is what these subjects require.
Great poses from the pair of them

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 5, 2014 at 10:16 AM

Works really well and good that you found two without bands as well, making for a great image without distracting color ID rings. The Center Crop works well for me !

, hans

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 5, 2014 at 2:12 PM

Well composed with an interesting perch, Nate. I like how you have placed in the bottom half frame. The oystercatchers stand out well against the water.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 10, 2014 at 4:11 AM

Great pose you captured of this pair Nate

Nice light and pleasing composition. The diagonal lines of the rocks work nice here.

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