Semipalmated Plover

[Beth Goffe]

I saw a bunch of these guys at Nickerson Beach this past Saturday evening. I was most appreciative of them as they seemed to be the least skittish shorebirds of the bunch and ventured the closest to me.

http://www.pbase.com/bgoffe/image/101586983/original.jpg

40D, 400 f5.6, 1/1250s, f/7.1, EC +2/3, ISO 400

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful light, super sharp, and great eye contact. Like the bent leg too. Excellent job!

[Dan Brown]

Beautiful shot Beth! Very sharp, great BG, clean FG, exp right on. I think that a little more canvas on the left, to move the tail shadow away from the frame edge would improve this already very fine image! Dan Brown

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the light,details and clean bg!

[Arthur Morris]

Your work continues to improve. I love everything about this one but the shadow does need a bit more room. Great to get so close to an adult. By the way, this bird is in worn breeding plumage: note that many of the feathers of the coverts are worn to the feather shafts. The juvies of this species will appear any day now, a few at first and in a good year, with numbers increasing over the next ten days. The East Pond at JBWR is the place to be on early morning high tides...

[Beth Goffe]

Thanks for the comments! I agree regarding giving more room for the shadow. I left the crop as it is because it seemed that the bird was too centered with more room at the left and leaving more room at the right meant a smaller subject. :) I will, however, re-crop.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and details. I might remove the sheen from the bill.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Everything has been covered but beautiful capture Beth with wonderful color, detail and pose. I like it a lot Many thanks for sharing.