Black Belly Plover in Breeding Plumage

[Jim Fenton]

Image created 2 weeks ago in Plymouth MA just after dawn. This bird was roosting on the bay side as we had a very high incoming tide.

Nikon D300s, 600VR, TC14EII, ISO 500, f 6.3, 1/500, NearUniWB preset, CW metering, +0.3 EV applied.

[Troy Lim]

Jim, nicely done. Exposure is spot on, killer BG. Very nice, TFS>

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the plumage, nice HA, perch and BG too..

[allanrube]

Exposure is spot on - not easy to do on these b/w birds.
Excellent shot! Head angle just right - like the crossed legs.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking plumage and clean setting, I also like the eye contact.

[Stu Bowie]

Good HA, and I like the light, exposure, and sharpness. Lovely soft blue in the BG.

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent Jim Can't think of a better looking bg !! .. great looking bird !!

[Fabs Forns]

Great looking plover with very nice pose and killer BG, congrats!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nicely done. Love this species which I have never seen in its breeding plumage. I would stay with the 3:2 ratio for this one. BG is killer.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

BG to die for. nice and creamy. That combined with a super-sharp bird in great plumage equals a winner. Everything spot on here Jim.

[arash_hazeghi]

very cool Jim, love the perch and eye contact. details are great. I see a little bit of noise in the dark areas but very minor. well done.

[Lana Hays]

Jim
This is one of the nicest Black Belly Plover images that I've seen. Fantastic plumage and that blue BG really brings out the colors. Well done.

[Steve Canuel]

Very nice image Jim. Head turn, light, placement of the feet, and the subtle hint of waves in the BG makes this top notch.

[Myer Bornstein]

Jim
A great image, the black bellied plovers in breeding plumage are pretty

[Ofer Levy]

Stunning!! Just a bit more on the left.

[Leandro Herrainz]

excelent! this bird is so beautifull, the perfect image! grat sharpness, light and BG! congratulations