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Alan Murphy
08-18-2009, 03:34 PM
Black-bellied Plover

East Galveston Island, TX

D3, 600, 1.4, f8 @ 1/1600, ISO 800.

One from yesterday. Wish he was in better plumage.
Axel Hildebrandt
08-18-2009, 03:43 PM
I like the angle, light and walking pose and the disappearing shrimp adds to it. Does it need a bit CW rotation?
arash_hazeghi
08-18-2009, 03:43 PM
wow very beautiful, love everything
The bird looks perfectly level to me.
Kaustubh Deshpande
08-18-2009, 03:59 PM
Perfect capture. Loved the low angle, the raised foot and the splash.

KD
Lorant Voros
08-18-2009, 04:44 PM
Very interesting with the shrimp jumping away. Lovely light and nice pose, eyes focused on the shrimp. Well exposed and nice low angle. I also think it need some CW rotation. Congrats.
Aidan Briggs
08-18-2009, 06:50 PM
Sweet stuff Alan. I would be pleased to get a Black Bellied Plover in any plumage. I've been having trouble finding approachable ones lately.

Does need a bit of rotation, and I might run some more NR on the BG.

Well Done!
Ákos Lumnitzer
08-18-2009, 06:56 PM
CW is a must IMHO. I think the action here is priceless and shows that good fieldwork and fast reflexes pay off big time. I really like this Alan, but my Q is: where is your perch? :D
Art Peslak
08-18-2009, 07:44 PM
Very sweet shot Alan. Good exposure and details. the shrimp is an added bonus. Not much you can do about the plumage this time of year.
Harshad Barve
08-19-2009, 03:08 AM
lovely raised foot, water droplets , heavenly lighting , surreal BG , beautiful image Alan
TFS
christopher galeski
08-19-2009, 05:10 AM
magic shot,like every thing about it,agree with Axel a tad CW.thanks.
Kiran Poonacha
08-19-2009, 08:08 AM
Lovely image Alan, a little roatation sure would help.. loved the pose, the light, the plumage looks great and the droplets sure add very well. congrats...
Krijn Trimbos
08-19-2009, 09:54 AM
Great behavioral shot Alan! Like the raised foot, focussed look of the plover, the shrimp and BG very much. I would suggest to crop it a bit from the top and rotate this CW as others have suggested already. The plumage doesn't bother me at all!
Isak Pretorius
08-19-2009, 02:10 PM
The low angle works so well here Alan. I love the posture of the birds and the soft BG. Great work!