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Small flock of sandpipers working the edge of Drayton Bay at fairly high tide. At least it kept them close to shore. At low tide it is a huge mud flat.
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I liked the simplicity of the scene. Would have liked the front bird to be about an inch forward so hiss tail did not overlap. I was stuck and couldn’t move further.
Any comments are appreciated.
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OM-1, OM 150-600mm, ISO 160, f /6.3, 1/500 Sec. Hand held.
LR and PS to remove a bright reflection off the prominent’s bird beak.
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Nice reflections and cute birds. I would have waited for at least one more head to be up.
This is a very pleasing scene, Charlie. Nice color and detail in the peeps.
I do agree that it would have been very nice if the tail didn’t intersect the right bird, but I still like this trio a lot, Charlie. Beautiful detail and exposure on the front bird and it gave you a wonderful little head turn and the two supporting characters add a lot to the image in terms of telling the story.
Thanks. I went through about 20 photos looking for more with their heads up and not overlapping but, then they weren’t grouped together. Not really cooperative.
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Birds can be so frustrating! But the pose of the center one, very nice lighting and plumage detail, and lovely setting makes up for reality! I love the reflections, too!
Hi Charlie
I like the low-angle, reflection and detail. I just thought I would look at a different framing. Hope you don’t mind.
Peter
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I like @Peter_Morrissey’s framing!
Such cute little birds. Although the two right-hand birds overlap, the closest bird is such a star I don’t think it’s a huge deal. I really like how @Peter_Morrissey emphasized the birds. Although the original did show the environment, it really doesn’t add much and the crop focuses on the best part.
I like what Peter did. I always wonder how much to crop. The original areas didn’t add anything to the picture. Thanks for the feedback.,
Charlie
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