Sora

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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Taken this past July at a small nature preserve called McQueen Slough near Dawson Creek BC.

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7DII, 500mm, f/4, 1/400, ISO 400

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It looks very sharp and detailed on the head, but for me the bird is a bit lost in the frame. I like the BG but the plant in front of the bird is a visual barrier for me.

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Thanks Diane. There is something about the photo that does kind of put me off. It is such an unusual bird for me to see and photograph i thought i would post a shot. The grass does not bother me so much as it is kind of a habitat thing. I think it is the color of the bird matching the murky looking water.
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I like everything about this except the grass in front of the bird’s chest. Did you happen to get any frames as it stepped to its left? I’ve never seen a sora in the wild, so I can imagine your excitement. Also, are those cloning marks on the left of the frame, or just some BG weeds that were a little close?

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Thanks Lyle. No cloning. All I did was try to get some separation in colors and tone between the grey on the Sora and the greyish water/mud. I have other decent shots but none in the sequence of moving out from behind the grass stem. I was set up with tripod on a rickety partially submerged boardwalk while this little guy was walking around and then past me. It was pretty neat seeing this little guy walking through the marsh.