Semipalmated Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted May 26, 201156 views14 comments

D300, 500mm f/4 + 1.7x tc, 1/800 s, f/6.7, ISO 320. Tripod. Full Frame, late afternoon light. Photo taken on July 21, 2010 at a small pool on the sound side of Opal Beach in Pensacola, FL. There is no real cover to use as a blind, but I've had good luck just sitting near a clump of grass and waiting for the feeding birds to work their way within camera range.
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 26, 2011 at 10:52 PM

Nice little bird in a good pose. Bright eye, nice feather detail and colours.
There is an odd vertical line right between the feet - ? a twig?

Sandy

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 26, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Sandy:
It's a rare Florida Sequoia.

Illegal to remove, even from a photograph.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on May 26, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Wow, this is very nice. The light is wonderful and your focus/dof is perfect. Sandy has a good eye. I looked again after reading her comment and I see it to. It looks like a tiny twig that is closer than the focus plane. IMO, worth cloning out. Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 26, 2011 at 11:10 PM

David, I am so jealous of all the shorebirds you have down in Florida. Love the light and perfect angle. The smooth ocean BG really helps it to pop off the page.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 26, 2011 at 11:48 PM

This is great - Sequoia or no Sequoia!

I saw my first ones up here the other day, but they were too far away!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 27, 2011 at 7:23 AM

I like the late light and warm color here David, great low POV & BG separation..
Wish I could get down to the Gulf at least once a year, but never can seem to get away

Well done & have great holiday weekend - Be safe

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on May 27, 2011 at 7:03 PM

Good soft light David. I especially like the light on the legs. Works well with a gentle looking bird. FWIW, overall the smaller image seems a bit dark to me, but the larger one does not. But then, the toned down light may create the very mood you are aiming for.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM

Exceptional light, it adds a lot of warmth giving this a peaceful feel. A clump of grass, huh? Sometimes it doesn't take much to make birds comfortable with your presence.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 27, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Lovely light; excellent detail. A fine image.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 28, 2011 at 3:14 AM

Fantastic low angle, nice light, and great composition. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 28, 2011 at 6:12 AM

Great low angle and late light David. Like the setting too

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 28, 2011 at 12:53 PM

Lovely. Great low angle with softest of light.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 29, 2011 at 5:09 AM

David,
the light is superb as well as the low angle. Beautiful pose and detail too.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 30, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Very, very nice David.
May

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