Snipe Hunt

Gallery: AvianPosted August 30, 2017205 views9 comments

I've posted some other images of this bird taken at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas, but I liked the foraging pose. I used Topaz Detail on the Snipe to bring out the feather textures and reduced brightness and saturation on the bg a bit to help separate the bird more from the bg or it really would have been a snipe hunt.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 388 mm, hand held lying prone on the boardwalk, f/7.1, 1/160, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped slightly from the top and left for composition (17 MP before resizing). Taken at 8:59 am on March 25th, 2017.

Your critiques are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 31, 2017 at 8:53 AM

Now I see what I hunted for many years ago! Interesting image, I like the action pose. To me it looks just a little bit light. TFS.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 31, 2017 at 10:28 AM

Nice detailed look at the Snipe with some action.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 31, 2017 at 12:01 PM

I like this as presented. Always fun to find one of these hiding in plain sight. Processing ooks good.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 31, 2017 at 3:52 PM

Dennis: really nice to see how this bird forages. The techs (and how you've separated the bird from the b/g) are spot on. Richard

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on August 31, 2017 at 4:44 PM

Really sharp detail in this foraging image Dennis. Great comp, it sure blends in well with the surroundings. Well done!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 1, 2017 at 8:19 PM

Nice detail on the bird, Dennis, and great eye contact. A bit of a shame its most distinctive feature is mostly buried, but it's doing what it does best. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 2, 2017 at 5:52 AM

Dennis,
Great capture, beautifully processed devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on September 2, 2017 at 4:48 PM

Nicely done Dennis! Your post processing really separates the bird from the background. I like the low angle and detail.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 5, 2017 at 11:45 AM

Of the two Snipe images you posted, I prefer this one because of the action in this photo. Superb detail on the plumage.

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