Pied Lapwing

Gallery: AvianPosted September 8, 2015118 views11 comments

This image of a Pied Lapwing was taken in Encontro das Aquas State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. We were in a boat on one of the rivers when we came across this sandbar containing the lapwings. For this shot I was lying on my tummy using a Nikon D810 camera, a 300 2.8 lens with a 1.4 teleconverter, f 5.6, ISO 500, 1/6400. I love shorebirds so was thrilled to find some in the Pantanal.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 8, 2015 at 1:33 PM

May,
This is an excellent capture of this Lapwing. The POV and DOF really make this image enjoyable and you really managed the midday bright sunlight perfectly with good detail in both the whites and the blacks.
It's always better by Boat, Well Done . . . devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 8, 2015 at 6:36 PM

Sweet image May, the low POV is excellent. Great details in the Lapwing and the raised foot adds a lot IMO. Comp and background are top notch too. devil

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 8, 2015 at 7:34 PM

A top-notch shore bird photo with the hard light handled well. Nice!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 9, 2015 at 2:44 AM

Killer capture, May! devil Exposure, focus, DOF and composition are all as good as can get. The large version is extremely impressive! I'm not familiar with this bird but based on the relative size of it's eyes I would guess it is quite small.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 9, 2015 at 9:40 AM

May,

This should be the "big eyed" lapwing.

Wonderful POV devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 9, 2015 at 11:05 AM

Great low angle and a superb job on the exposure, May. That eye is just on the tantalizing edge of showing detail and I wonder if you could get away with brightening it a touch? Lovely image.

devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 9, 2015 at 10:35 PM

Excellent low angle and details May, nicely handled with the blacks and whites in the sun. devil

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 10, 2015 at 5:06 PM

Sweet image, May. Excellen POV and pose. Good choice of DOF - the lapwing looks very sharp with no details missing.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM

Sweet capture of this beauty May! Love your low perspective, the dual toned background is wonderful.