Snowy Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted July 18, 201074 views12 comments

D300, 500mm f/4, travel pillow on car window
ISO 320, 1/640 sec at f/5.6
Photo taken June 12, 2010 about 30 minutes after sunrise at Ft. Pickens National Seashore. Cropped to 40% of full frame. Sharpening and other minor adjustments using LR3, CS5 and Noise Ninja.
The low angle is possible from the car because the bird is on a small sand dune. Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 18, 2010 at 7:50 PM

I like this a lot. It held up well to the crop. Very nice soft light; nice natural color and setting.

Also, a great bird to find in Florida. I never got to see one anywhere on the east coast and had to wait until I moved to AZ.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 18, 2010 at 8:51 PM

Dave, The light, pose and setting are very special here I think. Really enjoyed the larger version since I expected significantly reduced IQ with that crop (which didn't happen). A very strong image IMO.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 18, 2010 at 9:11 PM

Beautiful, David. Great that you had that low angle. Also, you managed the DOF extremely well. Color, detail and pose are all very attractive.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on July 18, 2010 at 9:19 PM

A beautiful little Plover, well captured Dave. I like the low angle too.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 18, 2010 at 9:24 PM

Exquisite little bird. Nice low angle.
May

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 18, 2010 at 11:01 PM

Lovely light and a nice smooth BG Dave.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 18, 2010 at 11:15 PM

Superb David. Great light and I love the all the little rocks. (both texture and color).

Peter

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 18, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Lovely image David - pose, head-turn, light all good.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2010 at 10:19 AM

Sweet light and wonderful detail in the plumage, David. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 19, 2010 at 10:49 AM

Another species I missed. Guess I'll just have to come back. I like the OOF beach grass.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 19, 2010 at 9:27 PM

David,

The light in this image is awesome. Love the pose, the soft natural colors and the setting. Getting up early sure pays off, doesn't it?

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 20, 2010 at 4:16 AM

Love it David - particularly the clear delineation bewteen the foreground and background. Lovely early light.

cheers
Rob

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