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One may not realize how well these birds are camouflaged before you see it in reality. Even here on a predominantly grey pebble beach, this brown bird manage to merge with the surroundings. The limited DOF helps bring it out I think.

This ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is photographed an overcast day this summer near Husavik on the north coast of Iceland.
(It is most likely somewhere along the European west coast now on its way to the Mediterranean for a good winter holliday.)

Any critiques will be highly appreciated. (Please click on the link if you want guidlines.)

Regards, Jens

Photographer:	X Jens Birch
Folder:	Jens' Wildlife
Uploaded:	20-Sep-2005 23:11 CEST
Current Rating:	7.00/1 View all ratings Delete my rating
Model release available:
Camera:	Olympus E1
Exposure time:	1/1000 s
Aperture:	f/3.5
Focal length:	200 (400mm)
Lens:	Zuiko ED 50-200/2.8-3.5
Focusing method:	Spot
ISO:	400
White balance:
Flash:	no
Image format:	SHQ
Processing applied:	WB adjusted
Various:
Image resized to:	588x1020

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NO SUBJECT

Nice shot - I didn't notice the bird in the overview size. I would have used other proportions - more in direction 4:3 and also cropped some upper part.

Udo Altmann at 11:23 CEST on 21-Sep-2005 [Reply]

NO SUBJECT

Jens, you must have taken this shot from quit a distance.
You cropped it I guess and still it's a little bird, however I like it very much.
You see that animals as also bird's can go up in the surrounding area, for protection.
One thing we humans are not able too, unless we where some camouflage clothing.

-Fons

Fonzy - at 14:43 CEST on 21-Sep-2005 [Reply]

Udo,

Udo Altmann wrote:
> Nice shot - I didn't notice the bird in the overview size. I would have used other proportions
> - more in direction 4:3 and also cropped some upper part.

Thanks Udo,
I kept the large part of the bakground to illustrate the habitat. Maybe I should have cropped tighter to show more of the bird...
Cheers, Jens.

Jens Birch at 15:47 CEST on 21-Sep-2005 [Reply]

Hi Fons

Fons van Swaal wrote:
> Jens, you must have taken this shot from quit a distance.
> You cropped it I guess and still it's a little bird, however I like it very much.

Thanks Fons,

actually I was quite close, maybe 5 meters. What you see is almost the entire width of the original but cropped heightwise to this wide aspect ratio to emphasize the strip of DOF running from left to right.

Cheers, Jens.

Jens Birch at 15:52 CEST on 21-Sep-2005 [Reply]