Black Bellied Plover Bathing

[gail bisson]

Another image from Sanibel, Florida
Canon 1DX
F 600mm and 1.4X
ISO 800
SS 1/2000 F7.1
PP: Cropped to ~ 80% FF
Cleaned up 4 black spots in the water and 2 specular highlights in the BG, levels, increased saturation in the blues by +6, DE at 3% to bird and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Smiles... what else are you going to show me? Nice image Gail.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice eye contact and low shooting angle, Gail.
Love the plumage on this bird. Great light, spot on exposure and lot of interest added by the dripping water.
Looking forward to more from your Florida trip.

[Ramon Reyes]

Another great image Gail from your trip. Hope to see more.

Ps. thank you for the info, will be in Fort Myers in two weeks.

Ramon

[Andre Pretorius]

Hi Gail

Very difficult to expose not to blow the whites on bird/BG AND to get detail in blacks.
What did you expose on?

Love the pose and the low angle.

[gail bisson]

Hi Gail

Very difficult to expose not to blow the whites on bird/BG AND to get detail in blacks.
What did you expose on?

Love the pose and the low angle.
Hi Andre,
I always expose for the whites and bring up the blacks in PP if I have too.
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Nice POV, IQ and head angle, Gail. Looks great!

[Ian Wilson]

Beautiful work. Love the oof background you captured here - atmospheric for want of a better word. Cheers, Ian

[christopher galeski]

loverly image Gail,nice low angle,good detail and light,like the action of the water.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful shot of this guy keeping his breeding plumage clean. Good low POV, nice position of the bird, and action captured; well exposed.

[John Robinson]

Missed this earlier Gail
I have a thing for birds in water ! Grand shot- just enough movement to convey whats happening- and the droplets too. Exposure and detail spot on.
Cheers
John
( and a nice blurry reflection ! Yippee!)

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful angle, sharpness and tonal detail.