Long Billed Curlew

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
edited December 20, 2004 in Wildlife
I journeyed out to Palo Alto today to the Baylands. The area includes a
duck pond that was once a seawater swimming pool along with the Lucy
Evans Wildlife Center.

This is a Long Billed Curlew.

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  • Head in the CloudsHead in the Clouds Registered Users Posts: 376 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2004
    Hmmmm. I'm glad I'm not a long billed curlew! That mud looks tasty!
    Great shot. The shimmer on the mud makes it look gross .... in a good way! you can almost feel it....... ewe. :Dclap.gif
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2004
    Awesome shot.

    marketable even
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited December 20, 2004
    GREAPER wrote:
    Awesome shot.

    marketable even
    Thanks Greaper!

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited December 20, 2004
    AussieKate wrote:
    Hmmmm. I'm glad I'm not a long billed curlew! That mud looks tasty!
    Great shot. The shimmer on the mud makes it look gross .... in a good way! you can almost feel it....... ewe. :Dclap.gif
    Thanks Kate! I have a shot with him down in the mud. But it's not as good
    visually. The tide was out making it prime shooting for these little guys.

    Ian
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2004
    Fantastic Ian!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2004
    Very nice piece of work. Those little birds are a lot tougher to shoot than the larger birds.

    Harry
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited December 20, 2004
    Harryb wrote:
    Very nice piece of work. Those little birds are a lot tougher to shoot than the larger birds.

    Harry
    Thanks Harry! I took your earlier advice and added the 1.4x tc and heavy cropping.

    Ian
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2004
    I like it thumb.gif Nice dof... good job!
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited December 20, 2004
    Very nice Ian
    Color, contrast, sharpness, composition, exposure, it's all good thumb.gif Plus, as Harry wrote, it's much harder to nail these smaller guys than the large birds. Good work clap.gif


    I am really starting to enjoy that place. The more I explore the more I find to shoot. Unfortunately, I usually shoot it late in the afternoon, so I can only shoot towards the East. Still there are so many kewl birds there, I always come home satisfied mwink.gif I just wish I could get closer to some of the raptors ne_nau.gif



    Thanks for sharing this one,
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2004
    Everything looks good in that ian thumb.gif
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