Golden Plover

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2010156 views14 comments

I managed to get myself quite close to this little beauty

Canon 40D canon 300mm f2.8, f7.1, 1/250sec ISO 400

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on June 1, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Ron,

Love the colors in the bird. It looks like you have gotten a well exposed image of this gem of a bird!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 1, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Very nice shot, with perfect BG and details.

Wonderful subject

D&L

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 1, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Very cool shot of this beauty, Ron. It's easy to see why they got their name.

The low angle against the clean bg isolates the subject perfectly and you still maintain enough habitat to keep it interesting.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 1, 2010 at 6:12 PM

Very nice, Ron. Looks like the Pacific Golden Plover, Pulvialis fulva, unless there is some Eurasian species I don't know about. I my expeirence with Golden Plovers, they are most photographable as they are leading you away form their nests.

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Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on June 1, 2010 at 6:27 PM

Beautiful image. No nits.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 1, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Hi Ron,
Nice profile view of this species and an interesting environment. The tones of the background compliment the colors of the bird. At this size there appears to be a lack of feather detail on the breast and belly in the dark feathers. There also seems to be a heavy halo along the breast which can be minimized in processing.
Thanks for posting,Ronnie G.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 1, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Very nice

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Very nice, Ron. I like the pose and environment.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 1, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Very nice Ron. I like the pose of the bird and the environment around it. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 2, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Lovely shot Ron - great detail, setting and background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 2, 2010 at 4:22 PM

Nice capture Ron....I like the low angle, BG and golden colors.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 2, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Good work, Ron!

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 3, 2010 at 5:46 AM

Lovely shot Ron! No nits here.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 3, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Beautiful low perspective. Excellent capture.
May

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