Wilson's Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted April 8, 2011114 views15 comments

A Wilson's Plover from Tigertail Beach, Marco Island, FL.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x tc, skimmer groundpod, lying on the ground

f/8, 1/1250, ISO 400

Crop to 74% of original (13.3 of 18 MP)

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 8, 2011 at 4:39 PM

I like the pose, the angle and the comp. It seems a bit crunchy around the head and breast.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Great job on this one Brian. Nice clean image, wonderful tones and detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 8, 2011 at 9:21 PM

I love the low angle of view acquired with this one Brian, and the exposure, colours and detail are superb :^)

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 9, 2011 at 1:10 AM

Sweet and simple Brian

Nice detail, the blue background compliments the plover very nicely.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 9, 2011 at 7:06 AM

Another nice one, Brian. Looks like you're getting pretty good at crawling around at bird level! That low angle really does make the shot. Beautiful use of DOF, lovely subtle shades of brown and fine detail.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 9, 2011 at 7:49 AM

Another wonderful shot Brian - you had a good time didn't you. Nice eye contact and low angle

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by dan elster on April 9, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Love the light and low angle!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 9, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Great look at this plover, Brian. Nice light, great head turn and a really pleasing background. Great image.

This is a species I tried and tried to capture in Florida, but never could get close enough.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 9, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Excellent. Wonderful detail in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 9, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Well done, Brian. I like the detail you kept in the bill. Great pov.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Excellent shot Brian, love the low angle and lighting.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 9, 2011 at 10:29 PM

Great angle and capture!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 10, 2011 at 1:10 PM

nice low angle with that great softness from the dof . The plover looks nice and sharp

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 10, 2011 at 5:33 PM

A really nice low angle shot of this bird Brian. Love the exposure, well done. DOF is well executed. Nice BG with great light.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Wonderful low angle Brian, you seem to have gotten the hang of sand crawling! I don't find a thing I don't like about this image, it has wonderful details, sharpness, great natural colors, setting and comp. Bravo!

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