american avocet

Comments are welcome. . . thanks!

Nice color and detail, Donna. Good control of light and dark.

Hi Kim, I had these confused with stilts and thought they had red legs. . they really are blue grey. . shooting on overcast days makes these shots low in contrast but I like the effect. .

Overcast days are probably better for keeping the whites not blown out and showing all the detail in the feathers and water.

Rating system on this site is a joke.How can anyone give this shot a 4/4 Possibly these guys have never experienced about photographing birds, and hide themselves as anonymous to avoid giving ridicule explanations. I wonder whether it's possible that Photo.net can control this situation .

Hope you'll ignore the 4/4's. Most of us appreciate your work. Regards!

 

Very nicely captured, Donna. Overcast days make it easier to avoid the blown-out whites that happy easily on a sunny day; contrast can always be increased later in post-processing, at least to some extent. I just like it the way it is and wouldn't change anything. Regards, Dieter

Donna... very nice shot, and a beautiful model as well. Nicely done. ~jerry

Hi guys, thanks for your comments and your support. I've been a PN member for a number of years now and have developed a relatively thick skin when it comes to ratings. I considered posting this in another category but wasn't sure where to put it.

I like these thiny and elegant birds like your Avocet dear Donna :)

 

Thank you for stopping by my raw woman emotion! I was in such mood that day :(

 

Biliana

Really beautiful photo! Ivana

I like how it seems to be carefully tiptoeing across the water & the square format.