Little Ringed Plover - I

[Mital Patel]

Little Ringed Plover
(Charadrius dubius)
Gujarat, INDIA

Oct 09, 2011, 8-08am
1D MARK IV, 500 F/4, 2x TC
1/1000, f/9, ISO640 @ 1000mm

Here's the first shot of the winter 2011 migrant. Though common in our area and bold too.
6 of them i saw on a small pond on the way to bird sanctuary i go regular.

More to follow

Straight from camera just added USM for web presentation and round of NR over bg.

C&C Much Appreciated.

[Xander Sales]

Hey, nice to see Little Ringed Plover as a wintergast in India. In the summer I often see them with juveniles in the Netherlands... :bg3:
Photo is very nice, matching colours in the bird and background, low position, good sharpness...

[Mark Itol]

Gorgeous shot, Mital. Superb low angle and very good details.

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

Very nice techs, sharp, well exposed, good shooting angle, pleasant BG. Love the little toenail visible on the foot.

Cheers

Randy

[Gerald Kelberg]

I really like the complementary colours of the background - is that muddy water behind?

It is about as good as it gets! Well done!

Gerald

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely low angle, pose, bg and brown tones. Very nice image, Mital.

[Mital Patel]

I really like the complementary colours of the background - is that muddy water behind?

It is about as good as it gets! Well done!

Gerald

Gerald

The background is a high sand bar on the other side of small waterbody. and the perch is the front sandbar where i clicked from entering the pond just in front.

[Ron Sprunger]

It's a stunner, Mital. Gorgeous BG, great detail, perfect comp.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent light, low angle, details and sharpness.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Dear Mital,
I like excellent sharpness & details, lovely BG, low shooting angle & perfect HA. TFS

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Love the color scheme and nice low angle/ Sweet bg too

[Petros Petrou]

Very nice low angle and great detail. I like the complementing color of the background. I like this very much.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

MItal, this refuge of yours is quite productive, I must say. And you do put in the hard work. excelletn details, low angle, BG..loved it. very clean.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Beautiful work Mital. Love the tones in this one.

[Arthur Morris]

Other than the tiny white speck on the bill just in front of the nares this one is PMP = pretty much perfect... This has gotta be a worn juvenile.

[Tom Rambaut]

Mital - You sure use the 2x with the 500 well. Just goes to show don't belive everything you read on the internet. I do like the toe, and the BG and shooting angle are great. Look forward to more of your images.

[Arthur Morris]

Mital - You sure use the 2x with the 500 well. Just goes to show don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Hello! Has anyone ever heard of ABP II (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=19)? Subscribed to free BAA On-Line Bulletins? I have been championing the use of the 2X with both the EF 500 f/4 and the EF 600 f/4 for close to a decade now.... Here is one of the things that I have been saying: "If you cannot consistently create sharp images with either the the 500 f/4 and the 600 f/4 with the 2X TC down to 1/60 sec. then you are not using your gear to its fullest potential."

[Tom Rambaut]

Hello! Has anyone ever heard of ABP II (https://store.birdsasart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=19)? Subscribed to free BAA On-Line Bulletins? I have been championing the use of the 2X with both the EF 500 f/4 and the EF 600 f/4 for close to a decade now.... Here is one of the things that I have been saying: "If you cannot consistently create sharp images with either the the 500 f/4 and the 600 f/4 with the 2X TC down to 1/60 sec. then you are not using your gear to its fullest potential."


Have heard of it, got it in fact. Thanks for the e.

[bishancm]

Mital Bhai,
Brilliant Image. Lovely colours and Compo.
Regards

[Mital Patel]

Other than the tiny white speck on the bill just in front of the nares this one is PMP = pretty much perfect... This has gotta be a worn juvenile.

Thanks a stack artie, You caught me spot on.

Here is the repost.

[yogesh_puranik]

execellent image nice light sharpness HA BG compo 10/10