Black Oystercatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2015114 views5 comments

I was fortunate to find a couple of Oystercatchers flying around some large rocks on the shore that allowed me to get fairly close. I liked this one because of the open bill and splash of water; also, they are more likely to feed on the rocks than in the water (so I've been told), so this was a more unique shot. I was also able to get pretty close to eye level when I took the shot.

Canon 7dii; 100-400 mm at 350; ISO 100: F6.3 at 1/1000sec

Comments and suggestions much appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 2, 2015 at 5:03 PM

Hi Allen

Nice eye contact and good detail in the black. I also like the low ang.e

Peter

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 3, 2015 at 9:22 PM

Nice detail in the blacks. I like the splash. Was this taken on the Oregon coast?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 3, 2015 at 10:34 PM

Nice one, Allen. Excellent job on exposing the blacks and I really like your low angle.
devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 6, 2015 at 3:51 AM

Thank you for your comments. David, this was taken on the Oregon Coast at a place called Strawberry Hill, between Yachats and Florence. I've seen them there for the last two or three years.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 7, 2015 at 2:44 AM

Excellent exposure and love the action with the splash of water Allen. Nice work!

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