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Marching in Step (30)
JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
In my past couple of posts I’ve shown a Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) walking along the surf, and flying. In this post the male and female are marching in step together down the beach. The male is the front one with the shorter beak. In the workshop I have shown the two together, just slightly out of step. I think I actually prefer the workshop photo better, but the original has them closer in step so I displayed it.

Workshop:
I follow a generic workflow now as outlined in my Bio.
Details and differences to this are as follows:
Shot taken at 200mm, ISO 250, f/6.7, 1/350 sec
Levels – tweaked
Used overlay layer with 5% opacity black and white brush for dodging and burning
Saturation (incremental +15 to master, +10 to red (based on proof colours compare)
Saved at 88% quality for 292K

Altered Image #1

JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
PS CS2
Edited by:JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)

Here the two Oystercatchers are just slightly out of step.