BB Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted January 20, 2011115 views14 comments

A trip to Florida (for non-photographic purposes) yielded no new species and more birds at the airport than the beach, but such is life. Here is a black bellied plover that was scurrying away from a passerby that was a little lower on the beach. This was taken in Jupiter, Fl

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH crouched
f/8
1/1600s
ISO 500
-.33 EC

Cropped a touch off the bottom, sharpened using smart sharpen and USM, processed in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on January 20, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Welcome back to the frozen tundra! Nice capture. Interesting I saw them at the inlet two days ago and you saw them in Florida. Take about range.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 20, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Great shot Luke - love the low perpective and the forward stride.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 21, 2011 at 12:04 AM

Great angle, Luke and nice light.

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM

Excellent light and great low perspective.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 21, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Very nice shot, Luke ! Great angle !!!
Mauro

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 21, 2011 at 4:38 PM

The pose, detail and background in this image are very attractive, Luke. I'm fine with the sand beneath the bird too (although in line with my photographic foot fetish I'd like to see the feet). I'm not sure about the OOF foreground sand here. It's o.k. but I think the amount of in-focus sand should be greater than the amount of OOF sand (that's a new nit rule that I just made up). Fine image.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 21, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Great low angle and activ pose. Very sharp too.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 21, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Luke,

Personally I think this is wonderful. The oof sand in the foreground doesn't bother me a bit, it does accentuate the sharpness of the sand in the same focal plane of the bird. The background is dreamy, quite appealing. Love the pose, setting, sharpness, detail and light. Very nice.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 21, 2011 at 9:46 PM

Terrific angle of shot! Love it!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 21, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Hi luke

Really enjoy this capture! The low angle works well here. the light, color, and detail are great!
Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM

I love the substrate under the bird Luke. Nice DOF choice. The BG is stellar IMO and the bird sharp and detailed. Really a great image.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 22, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Very nice Luke. I like the low perspective and the sand on the bill, along with the pose. Sharon

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Luke did you dig a foxhole to get that low? I will join in saying I love that low perspective. Great light and I like the action pose.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 22, 2011 at 1:18 PM

Dan,

I was crouched (rarely lay down flat in the sand because it of course kills mobility and a crouched angle is usually close enough especially when dealing with an uneven surface like sand or rocks that may be distracting) and there was some erosion on the beach so I believe I was already at a lower elevation than the bird. There was a significant drop off behind the bird which allowed for a nice OOF view of the ocean and crashing waves.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments