Little Killdeer Chick...

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 201176 views14 comments

Located a PAir of Killdeer near my house. Seems they have 4 chicks...first time I have ever seen them this young. Cute little things and super fast on the ground!
200-400mm F4 Nikkor Vr lens with 1.4x tc
ISO 400
F7.1
1/1250 ss
Low to the ground, hand held

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Too Cute!! Wonderful sharpness, the low angle works great. Grasses are a big bonus. My only wish is that the comp wasn't so centered.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 22, 2011 at 9:53 PM

How cute! Your DOF is perfect. I like how the surrounding grasses let us know how small this chick is.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM

What a great shot Eric. This bird is really cute. Very nice angle and a good exposure. Love all the different weeds in the image. They really add IMO.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 22, 2011 at 11:53 PM

I've never seen one this young! Darling!!
It's looks like a perfect miniature adult, as opposed to all the young chicks of things like stilts and avocets who just look like generic fluff balls.
Wonderful catch - good pose, great angle, bright eye, nice environment.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 23, 2011 at 3:14 AM

Awesome clean view of this little cutie, looks like you caught him mid stride. Excellent fluffy detail, I really like the eye level perspective. Sweet Photo Eric

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by antino cervigni on April 23, 2011 at 6:56 AM

A superb shot...such clarity and detail...well done!
Antino

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 23, 2011 at 9:23 AM

Fantastic Eric - great detail , low perspective and mid stride capture

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on April 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM

Cute little chick.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Very, very cute little guy you captured here Eric! Nice work and good detail. I might be tempted to tone down the contrast just a tiny, tiny bit if it were mine, but that is just my opinion. Overall, very nice work!!!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM

This is really nice, Eric. You've captured its young, full of life demeanor. Techs are great, also.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 23, 2011 at 1:40 PM

What a cutie Eric! Love the setting and the pose.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 23, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Excellent as posted. They are hard to catch in a photo at this stage, and when you do it is harder still to get the feathers looking correct. You've managed that very well here. I love the greenery surrounding the bird and the composition works just fine for me.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM

This is precious! What a wonderful view of this fuzzball. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 24, 2011 at 12:34 PM

He is just adorable! I love the low angle! I really like the catchlight in his eye, the walking pose, and his colours against the background.

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