Black-bellied Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 201169 views12 comments

The fifth in my Florida series, here's a Black-bellied Plover. Taken at Tigertail Beach, Marco Island, FL. Again, taken lying in the sand.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, skimmer groundpod.

f/7.1, 1/1250, ISO 500

Crop to 72% of original (12.9 of 18MP)

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 30, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Nice pose and lighting here. The low angle is a real plus.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 30, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Real nice pic. Love the low angle, beautiful pose, and the light is amazing. Sharp and well exposed. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 30, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Tack sharp, good light and I like the leaning posture of the bird.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 30, 2011 at 11:51 PM

Very nice and sharp, Brian! Love the pose, head turn and water drops on the body. And you got it in great light. Only enhancement I can think of would be to include the reflection if you had that option. Thanks for sharing this!

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on March 31, 2011 at 12:34 AM

Nice intimate image, and you cropped the image nicely... I'd be curious to see it with the reflection too. I like your low angle.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 2:23 AM

Great angle you have on this shot Brian and wonderful exposure :^)

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 31, 2011 at 2:12 PM

Good light reflecting off the water onto its breast. I like the pose and comp as well.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 31, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Great detail and light on the bird. If you have the whole reflection I'd love to see that, too.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 8:51 PM

I love these beach shots when lying on the ground. Really nice

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 31, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Excellent detail in this Plover, Brian. The water droplets on the breast in the larger post are great. I like the pose with the nice head turn. Great job getting this low perspective. I personally prefer this crop without the reflection so we can enjoy those great details.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 1, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Great pose and angle Brian. It's almost if it has suddenly looked up and though "what the ..."

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Brian,

I like this image very much as presented, a beauty of a bird. Love the water droplets, perfectly still water and the great head turn.

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