Shorebirds have been migrating through.
(If backgrounds have been removed, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)
Excellent detail and pose, David. I wish there were a touch of separation from the background bird. So we’re still getting migration? I may need to find someplace to shoot them.
Hello, David, nice bird and I like the low point of view. Did you do something with the BG, as there seem to be some artefacts around the birds head, but it may be as well be irregularities in the BG. About your question, I wish the bird was more OOF, than if would have competed less for attention with the main subject. Otherwise a fine image. Cheers, Hans
Nice look at the sandpiper. I like the setting and background. The OOF bird is ok with me; these birds tend to be in flocks, so more than one in the shot seems to be an accurate depiction of a typical scene.
I’m wondering if this isn’t a Least Sandpiper. A Semi-palmated Sandpiper would be a rare sighting on the west coast. The legs appear yellowish (more so on the one in the back) and I don’t see any webbing on the toes.
With respect to the irregularities in the background, that is probably a topaz Denoise AI artifact. I did my best to fix it and it should be considerably better.
Foreground bird looks very good in the repost. Exposure was just right, bird is nice and sharp, etc. I noticed the same thing Hans pointed out. I’d have to really study these to figure out what species they are. I’d personally prefer it if the BG bird hadn’t merged with the FG bird.
I like this, David. Exposure and clarity are excellent on the front bird and you did a good job of eliminating the de-noise artifacts in the second version. Personally, I don’t mind the overlap with the background bird at all because it has enough separation to not confuse the two and the second bird provides some environmental info that gives the scene a strong sense of presence.
