Oystercatcher and Mussel

[Stan]

Shot at Avon Beach yesterday

Stan

1/3200, f 7.1, ISO 800, 420mm

oystercatcher by Neptuno.Photography, on Flickr

[antoeknee]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Stan another excellent shot.

When I ran trips for a local RSPB group we were on the coast and a lady who had only recently started bird watching said she could 'see a Lapwing carrying a carrot'. Of course turned out to be Oystercatcher but I could see when she was coming from.

[Montana 5]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Great detail and a shadow, excellent. Would the picture work without the top band of water.

Doug.

[Stan]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Cheers Ant and Doug

Would the picture work without the top band of water.

It probably would doug - if you scroll up your screen so the top is not visible - but it would then need a bit cropped off the left as well.

Here is another without any sea at the top

Stan


oystercatcher by Neptuno.Photography, on Flickr

[Montana 5]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel



Doug.

[Stan]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Cheers Doug

Here's one of him trying to crack it open

Stan


oystercatcher by Neptuno.Photography, on Flickr

[hhcanon]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Cheers Doug

Here's one of him trying to crack it open

Stan


oystercatcher by Neptuno.Photography, on Flickr

Crackin Stan

[Stan]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Crackin Stan

good one robin

Stan

[Bill53]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

Great shots Stan. They look even beter when viewed on Flickr.

Bill.

[the black fox]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

the middle one is fine ,but the blacks on the 1st and 3rd shots look very washed out and pallid .apart from that good pics not a easy bird to get close to

[Stan]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

the middle one is fine ,but the blacks on the 1st and 3rd shots look very washed out and pallid

its always a fine line with blacks between keeping some feather detail and leaving it looking a bit washed out but the first two shots are the same apart from the crop, so there should be no difference in the blacks but yes the last one is looking a bit washed out

Stan

[Stan]

Re: Oystercatcher and Mussel

the middle one is fine ,but the blacks on the 1st and 3rd shots look very washed out and pallid

its always a fine line with blacks between keeping some feather detail and leaving it looking a bit washed out but the first two shots are the same apart from the crop, so there should be no difference in the blacks but yes the last one is looking a bit washed out

Stan