Black-bellied Plover

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A700~Sony70-400G@360mm~ISO1000~1/1000sec~F6.3~manual exposure~9/20/20010~Texas City Dike~CS5~Pixel Bender

Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Bill. I like the stretched wing pose. The effect of Pixel Bender on the plover is fantastic. I would have preferred to see the plover separated from the bg around the nape and undertail area with a slightly darker shade, IMHO.

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Nice wing stretch and filtering. The area in front of the neck seems a bit heavy. I might define the white rear underside a little. The image is wonderful and I like the foot stretching out a lot!

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Bill, I like these wing stretch poses and this one is very cool with the PB effect applied. I agree with comments regarding the bg and standing out a bit more but I do like this as is. Some obfuscation is kinda cool to me... I always appreciate a good eye contact too.