Ringed Plover

[Bill Dix]

Another common shorebird from Iceland, last May.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 600mm, ISO 800, 1/3200s @ f/6.3 manual. HH.

[Mike Poole]

Perfect low POV and my favourite leg position. Bird nicely angled slightly towards the camera. The shot does look a little dark to me - might be a screen variance thing - but lifting the darks a little in curves and a bit of brightening of the eye works for me

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Mike

[John Mack]

Nice low angle. Also like the walking/running pose. The background is great.

[Colin Driscoll]

Who said the world isn't flat! This bird is walking right along the edge :) Good shot and re post is an improvement.

[gail bisson]

Great low POV and I love the leg up. Image needs an increase in exposure and Mike has done a great job with the repost.
Gail

[Matt Sutherland]

Well done. Love the specular highlights on the wet legs, the fine feather detail, pose and low angle. Well done. I really like being able to see the eye in the exposure adjusted repost.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Repost is really nice. I would have cloned the out of focus dark spots in the foreground or made it less dark.

Birds is really sharp and raised foot is nice.

TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like everything about this capture, Bill. Love the sand on the beak, and raised foot.

Geoffrey

[Arthur Morris]

I love the raised foot and the lighter repost. Good work Mikie :)

with love, artie

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Yes, the slight lifting of the exposure, and a bit of eye doctor work, helps the image. Thanks Mike.