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Madagascar Plover
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Madagascar Plover

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 201293 views9 comments
We came across this endemic Madagascar Plover at Ifaty in SW Madagascar.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4x, tripod set low, ISO 400, f/7.1, 1/4000, ec -1/3, cropped for composition.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 28, 2012 at 4:59 AM
Sweet portrait of this alert beauty Simon. Great pose and detail and I really like your low perspective.

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Sweet low look at this bird Simon. Love the setting. Nice exposure and sharpness.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 28, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Very good POV and detail, good job of controlling the light here as well.
Nice work!
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 28, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Nice to see another new-to-me species. A handsome bird; a nice exposure with good detail.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Verdon on July 28, 2012 at 1:12 PM
great shot, thank you for sharing :wavey:
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 28, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Nice one Simon - nice low angle and setting (saltmarsh?)
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 29, 2012 at 1:15 AM
I envy you. Madagascar, for all the ecological beating it has taken, still has a rich set of endemics. Nice shot of the whites and blacks in what appears to have been tough light.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on July 29, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Simon,
Very pretty bird. Great detail even in the whites. Exposed perfectly. Nice low perspective really adds to this shot Simon. Would love to go to Madagascar sometime. Super shot.
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 1, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Wonderful low angle and excellent feather detail on the larger image, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments