sandmartin calling

christopher galeski · Apr 27, 2013

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Taken the other day,these birds come back from Africa,to breed here in the uk,they make holes in the river banking,and lay there eggs.cannon500mm IS L F4,tripod,700mm FL,cropped,sharpened,lightened,was a bit overcast,iso500,1/320s,f5.6.thanks for looking.

Randy Stout · Apr 27, 2013

Chris:

I really like the perspective here, nice shooting angle, calling pose, flare of wings.

I might consider toning down the bright grass in front of his face, it acts as a bit of a visual stop.

Some noise showing up in the bg, esp left edge.

Cheers

Randy

Cheryl Arena Molennor · Apr 27, 2013

That's an unusual view. I thought it was two birds in the cavity. I like the neutral tones. agree about the noise

Marina Scarr · Apr 27, 2013

This is an awesome capture. Love the habitat and the look back pose. Noise mentioned. I would try to recrop and use the rule of thirds here putting the bird a little more upper right and removing that ridge on the right of the frame.

Trey Barron · Apr 27, 2013

Great catch. I agree with Randy that the root in front of the bird acts as a stop. I would remove that one if you are ok with that. Color, tones, and pose are all great.

Jonathan Ashton · Apr 27, 2013

Spot on Chris - great shot, beautifully detailed and exposed. It remains to be seen if "my" martins nest this year, there has been substantial land sliding and I am not sure if they will like the newly exposed surfaces.

Karl Egressy · Apr 27, 2013

Nice shooting angle and calling pose, Chris.

PhilCook · Apr 27, 2013

Liking the habitat shot here Christopher, nice catch light in the eye and vocalising ...yes to more noise reduction

jack williamson · Apr 27, 2013

Good advice by everyone else. I like the colors and the lookback pose and the perspective.

Satish Ranadive · Apr 28, 2013

Absolutely superb image of martin,well camouflaged with BG. Love the calling pose,colors and details.Very nice composition too.
Agree about some noise in the BG,can be addressed easily.

Regards,
Satish.

christopher galeski · Apr 28, 2013

Thanks for looking and comments,agree about the noise,I knew about it,and forgot to do it in PS.thanks again.

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