Black Bellied Plover - Florida

[Luis Casals]

Taken last weekend near Sanibel FL.

Nikon D800
500mm F4G
ISO400
1/1000
f11

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[Satish Ranadive]

This is beautiful image. however it is too small to evaluate. I will lighten the eye and darken the pupil and give some more sharpening.
Here is the image.

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Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

Hi Luis,
Welcome to BPN. It is a great place to learn.
I really the the BG with the blue striations.The sand is nice and clean and offers a good view of the feet.
Great low POV and I like the shadow.
Light was a bit harsh but not a deal breaker for me.
You can post your images at 1200 x 1000 for better viewing for critique.
I would leave the eye as you posted it.
F11 gave you a good DOF.
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

From one Floridian to another, welcome to BPN. A great forum, one could say I learned my photography here. Lovely Plover, nice low POV, beautiful Florida background. Thank you for sharing, Luis.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the molting stage this fella is in. Great looking beach too and a perfect view of the feet. The blue bands along the top are rather appealing. I too prefer the eye in your original post as the iris was already well visible anyhow - I would only enhance the reflection in it near the top. You can post up to 1200 pixels wide - we'll be better able to see the details that way:S3:

[Luis Casals]

Thank you all for the warm welcome, critiques and comments. I happen to be out for a couple of days. I will repost bigger as soon as I get back and figure out how to.