A medley of curlew

[Peter Dransfield]

The first three were taken in morning light and the second three in the afternoon golden hour. They have all been cropped.

curlew1 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

curlew2 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

curlew3 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

curlewsunset3 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

curlewsunset1 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

curlewsunset2 by Peter Dransfield, on Flickr

 

[Rustydon]

What a difference the light makes! Well shot set, with nice detail - the in-flight shots win it for me

Russ

 

[Peter Dransfield]

Thank you Russ and I agree about the light.

 

[gramps]

In flight with calling are very nice

 

[Peter Dransfield]

They do seem to like to announce their arrivals and departures.

 

[BillN_33]

They are good and interesting shots Peter

my main comment, (and taking that crops are a personal preference), I would just think about the crops a little more on some of the images

of course capturing and keeping the reflections is good, but when light is like this and the detail in the bird is not captured at it's best, a less tight crop can make the image more interesting and attractive overall

as with others the BIF shots would be my pick

just my opinion

 

[Peter Dransfield]

Thanks for the comments and advice Bill.

 

[Brachytron]

Great set Peter. I am OK with the compositions, perhaps the white balance needs adjusting in #2 & #3, and a tad less exposure in the water shots. Did you shoot RAW?, if so these can be corrected easily.

 

[Peter Dransfield]

Yes I always shoot in Raw so can continue to play around with them. Thanks.

 

[Cheffievrs]

Cracking set, thumbs