Black-bellied plover and yummy tidbit

[gail bisson]

Taken last year on Sanibel.
Canon 1DX
600MM and 1.4 x
ISO 800 F 9 SS1/1250
I was at F9 to make sure I got the invertebrate food item within DOF in case plover turned his head towards me.
PP: Crop to 75% FF.Usual LR 5 sliders, cleaned up some dark spots in BG, DE at 2 % and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[annmpacheco]

Super nice Gail with the prey item in focus and the raised foot. Lovely flat water and BG, maybe lightening the eye to bring out the brown would be a suggestion. Nice work!

[Bill Dix]

A lovely shot, with no nits from me. Great pose, good low POV, great exposure on whites and blacks; and the food item is the icing.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, another excellent low level capture, and the Plover seemed to play ball nicely by feeding parallel to you. I do like the light and exposure, and well timed for the feeding behaviour - falling drops included. Love the OOF wave in the BG to break the blue.

[John Robinson]

All been said really Gail.
Just a very pleasing image.
John

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice work, Gail. About as perfect as it can be. Thank you for sharing.

[christopher galeski]

As John said,its all been said,great image,well done.

[Ritesh Nangare]

All is mention Above .... love the image.