Preening avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted August 30, 20181,586 views5 comments

Avocet preening before going to roost. Taken last month at the same pond as my last image. The light is due to smoke filled skies from the wildfires around the area.

840mm + tripod, 1/200s@F8, ISO800, full-frame.

Larger version also presented.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 30, 2018 at 10:28 PM

Beautiful light, excellent detail and great pose, Govind. You really made the best out of this as a full frame capture.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 30, 2018 at 10:52 PM

Looks quite nice. The reflection adds a lot to the image.

I'm encouraging everyone to start posting on the new NPN site. If you're not aware of this, read the thread in the Discussion forum here:

http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=80237&CGISESSID=0f8c4105e52e8cc11ce55edbfad5e537&u=25268

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the new site!!

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 31, 2018 at 12:41 PM

A lovely pose and reflection, Govind. There's a slightly odd look to the plumage like it was slightly soft and sharpened to compensate.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 31, 2018 at 2:25 PM

Keith: I am not able to login to the new site. I haven't received any information for my account there and my current/ login/password doesn't work. Have all the accounts been transferred?

Dennis: The only sharpening I did was for web presentation (downsizing and sharpening to compensate). Could it be that the avocet has opened its feathers in the neck and breast areas for preening while the others are fluffed up and softer, and that creates a feeling of over/odd sharpening? Here's a full-size version of the same image without any sharpening. Do you see anything odd there too?

Thanks,

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 1, 2018 at 11:39 PM

Lovely preening pose and nice soft light here Govind, I would be tempted to remove some of the light spots on the water. devil

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