peat Senior Member  428 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man, British Isles More info | May 07, 2007 09:51 | #1 Quite a few Whimbrel passing through the island at the moment. I managed to get some half decent shots in the poor light.
Pete
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Anke "that rump shot is just adorable" UK SE Photographer of the Year 2009  30,454 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK More info | May 07, 2007 10:35 | #2 Lovely shots of a lovely bird!! Thanks Anke
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beano Goldmember  4,168 posts Likes: 7 Joined May 2006 Location: Berkshire. UK More info | May 07, 2007 11:55 | #3 Great shots! That camouflage is amazing... Scott
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StephenStephen Cream of the Crop  More info | May 07, 2007 11:57 | #4 I really like these Pete. The only things that might improve these, IMHO, would be a touch more catchlight in the eye. Stephen
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jpalmer Goldmember  1,296 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2006 Location: suffolk, england More info | May 07, 2007 11:58 | #5 spot on with that pose in the first and i would agree with scott the camo works well the the ground colour and rocks. jason
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peat THREAD STARTER Senior Member 428 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man, British Isles More info | Cheers for the comments. Pete
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snappa Goldmember 1,757 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Kent, UK More info | May 07, 2007 12:30 | #7 I was going to post a couple of shots of Whimbrel that I saw recently. Not a chance now. Superb shots Pete. www.pbase.com/snapz
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beano Goldmember 4,168 posts Likes: 7 Joined May 2006 Location: Berkshire. UK More info | May 07, 2007 17:24 | #8 peat wrote in post #3166125  Im not a fan of putting artificial catchlight in as it looks a bit false when compared with the light in the rest of the shot. I'm not sure it needs it, but another alternative is to use the dodge tool on the existing catchlight, to bring it out a bit more. These look fine to me though if i'm honest. Scott
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philc123 Goldmember  2,406 posts Joined Nov 2006 Location: Staffordshire, UK More info | Great series Pete, catchlight makes no difference to me when the shots are this good. Regards Phil
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downywp Goldmember 4,004 posts Joined Sep 2006 Location: Everett,WA More info | These are all great shots! I'm a big fan of habitat shots that convey a sense of mood and expression, great colors, nicely timed and beautifully composed!
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canonloader Cream of the Crop  More info | May 07, 2007 18:41 | #11 Wow, he sure blends in with that background stuff. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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SindriSkulason Cream of the Crop  10,403 posts Likes: 13 Joined May 2005 Location: Iceland More info | May 08, 2007 09:35 | #12 Great series. Sharp with excellent details. Best regards
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cannylad Goldmember  1,403 posts Likes: 31 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Northumberland England. More info | May 08, 2007 12:25 | #13 Nice set Pete, well captured. Brian R
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RoyC Goldmember  2,088 posts Likes: 21 Joined Aug 2005 Location: N.Devon, UK More info | May 08, 2007 13:36 | #14 |
peat THREAD STARTER Senior Member 428 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man, British Isles More info | May 08, 2007 16:13 | #15 Thanks for the comments everyone. Much appreciated. Pete
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