Semi-palmated Plover

[David Pugsley]

Morning exercises at Ft. DeSoto. :)

1D MkIII
500 f/4 + 1.4x
1/1000 @ f/10
+ 2/3 EV
ISO 400


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/FLS2K/10_October07_FtDeSoto_521-Edit.jpg

[Mital Patel]

i would say this is the art to capture such a perfect way. congrats on the master piece for me :)

[Arthur Morris]

Killer wing stretch and sharpness. The bird is angled away from you just a hair and the light looks a bit blue, yet still a fabulous image. Warming it up a bit might be an option.

[Karen Summers]

lovely image and great pov

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful wing stretch (not to mention exposure, comp, background, sharpness), on my favorite shorebird. Very nicely done. Congrats.

[Johan Kruger]

i like this very much, nice angle, nice background

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

This is terrific...perfect shooting angle with the perfect wing stretch. Exposure spot on. TFS.

[ann shiller]

Beautiful...I'm sure I have seen the very same bird:D. Desoto is a great spot and I go often, mostly chasing that Reddish Egret. What time of day/morning?

[David Pugsley]

Beautiful...I'm sure I have seen the very same bird:D. Desoto is a great spot and I go often, mostly chasing that Reddish Egret. What time of day/morning?

10/7/10 @ 10:16 am
The light was beginning to get ever so slightly harsh but I find the water and sand acts well as a reflector to fill in some shadow areas.

[David Pugsley]

Thanks all for the comments.
Artie, I will check the file, adjust the color balance a bit and re-post.

[adrian dancy]

Excellent work.

[Mark Young]

Congrats on getting a full wingstretch like this! I like your exposure here, the low angle and bg.