Semipalmated Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted August 1, 2010148 views18 comments

Charadrius semipalmatus

Taken early in the morning while laying in wet sand on the Gulf coast of Florida.

D200, f5.6, 1/2000, ISO 250, 0 EV comp, aperture priority, 80-400mm VR at 400mm, 80% of original frame, natural light. Large image provided for evaluation of sharpness and detals. Removed a few dust spots and a small dark blob near my copyright.

I like the light and the diagonal created by a ridge of wet sand sloping down to the water.

I sincerely appreciate your comments and critique, thank you for looking.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 1, 2010 at 10:35 AM

lovely, Mia. nice soft light and nice catchlight, great setting and low angle. the raised foot is the perfect touch. it might be just a hair centered for me--I might take a sliver off the right/top.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on August 1, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Beautiful soft lighting here, Mia. The larger version really shows the great feather details.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 1, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Another classic, Mia. Beautiful light, low angle and detail.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 1, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Wonderful light; excellent detail; nice pose and setting. A very nice image.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 1, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Very nice as usualy Mia. Love the light and the foot up pose. I too like the diag sand area. BG is very nice as is the detail in the bird. Well done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 1, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Great soft lighting with the lovely raised foot, just wish for more room on the bottom.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on August 1, 2010 at 3:07 PM

Perfect job on the BG to make bird stand out.Very well done as always!

Dan

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 1, 2010 at 4:36 PM

A lovely image Mia - I especially like the raised foot pose, diffuse background and the clarity of the bird.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 1, 2010 at 8:02 PM

Beautiful angle and light, Mia! You've captured it doing its "prodding" thing!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 1, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Great low angle and the raised foot is a nice touch.

Maybe a hair more room on the bottom, but that's a personal thing.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 1, 2010 at 8:46 PM

Thank you for the comments thus far on this image.

David & Luke, Unfortunately I have no room to spare on the bottom, my lens was as low as it could be in to get the wonderful looking wet sand.

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Love it Mia. I really enjoy the nice low angle. I like the impending action with the raised foot and last but not least the lighting is excellent.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 2, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Sweet low angle and beautiful lighting here Mia

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 2, 2010 at 1:34 AM

Superb lighting and the low angle make the shot, Mia. The detail and the pose are very good. They look a lot different out of breeding plumage...

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 2, 2010 at 6:47 AM

You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out .......
Great timing Mia - is this mid stride or doing the foot puddling thing?
Great light and low angle

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 2, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Great perspective. I like the leg position.

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on August 2, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Wow Mia,
Excellent shot
These little critters are hard to capture, capture with a camera I mean

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Comment posted by Kirk Greene on August 2, 2010 at 10:40 PM

I saw the thumb and had a feeling this was your image. Getting down to the plover's eye level make this a very intimate image.

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