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Avocets & Phalaropes

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 21, 2016100 views5 comments

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) & Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: April 22, 2008, 7:53 am
Equipment: Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, sidekick
Exposure: aperture priority matrix meter, ISO 320, 1/640^th @ f/11, -2/3rd ev comp
Raw, PSCS3 on Mac G4, modest crop

I posted this originally in April of 2008, but it seemed a good fit to this week’s challenge theme of Big and Small. I rarely do well with multiple subjects (even when they are a male and female pair of the same species), so I was happy when this grouping formed in front of me.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger version provided for critical review.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 21, 2016 at 7:52 PM

A ery clever instance of the weekly theme, Rich. Despite decades of birding, I never thought of the similarity in these two very different species.Wonderful light and techs, too.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2016 at 9:08 PM

Beautiful colors in these birds, Richard. The matched strides of the Avocets is a great catch and Phalaropes fill the frame very well. I'm also really enjoying the reflections.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 21, 2016 at 11:09 PM

Multiple subjects are tough, Richard, but you really pulled this one off nicely. Your dof was perfect to get them all nicely crisp and I like the relative positions of the birds.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 22, 2016 at 10:38 PM

Hi Richard crying

You captured the whole family perfectly !! the colors and the reflections make the a delightful presentation

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 23, 2016 at 12:58 PM

Really nice catch, Rich, and interesting size comparison of the two species. Although Sibley's shows their range to include Louisiana, I don't think I've ever seen a phalarope in my area before. Good techs and nicely framed.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments