Mountain Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted September 17, 2013673 views13 comments

This past spring we located a pair of Mountain Plovers on Antelope Island - this is one of them. This was only the 10th verified report of the species in Utah.

These birds showed no fear and often came very close to my pickup so this image may be a little tight for some, especially at bottom. I probably should have removed the tc but I was missing lots of shots during the tc swapping process...

7D, 1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 4/10/13, cropped to 88% of original image, sharpening to bird, minor exposure adjustment in ACR, no additional processing or adjustments, natural light

Larger version provided

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 17, 2013 at 9:12 PM

Excellent - I'm very jealous! Some winter here in central AZ but are difficult to locate and even harder to get within camera range.

Very nice dertail and exposure; good pose and setting. I'd love to have taken this.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 17, 2013 at 11:35 PM

They tell me that this Plover appears at the Salton Sea, but I am never there at that time of year. So, thank you for sharing such a beautiful photo of one of them, Ron.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 18, 2013 at 2:32 AM

Wonderful shot Ron, I really like the species - but the image is fantastic as well - high quality shot ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 18, 2013 at 2:57 AM

Ron I like the size in the frame it shows this fine looking bird off beautifully,lovely soft light.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 18, 2013 at 4:17 AM

What a terrific find for you Ron! He's beauty posing nicely for you. Great light and excellent details.

Sweet Photo

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Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on September 18, 2013 at 8:17 AM

Nice sharp shot Ron.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 18, 2013 at 8:33 AM

Hi Ron: Excellent shot of this plover. Glad you shared it with us!! I don't mind the tighter crop on this at all. It doesn't feel too tight to me. Perfect exposure sets off the plover nicely against the natural background.

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on September 18, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Great shot. The detail and cropping really show off the bird. I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on September 18, 2013 at 11:46 PM

Very nice, Ron. A great bird to add to your collection. Nice to see you posting here.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on September 19, 2013 at 7:03 AM

Nice one, Ron.
The composition is ok, for my taste!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 20, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Lovely image and bird.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on September 21, 2013 at 11:39 PM

This is really good!
Nice soft light, not too big in the frame for me.
Congrats on a great find and a very nice photo.

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 21, 2013 at 11:40 PM

Great find Ron, nice light and all the techs look fine. Don't mind the size of the bird in the frame personally.

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