Hooded Plover

[Ofer Levy]

1D mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, 1/2500, f7.1, iso 800, flat on the sand no tipod

This pretty bird is endemic to Australia. Unfortunately it is an endangered species with only a few hundreds breeding pairs left in the wild. Got this a few days ago about four hours drive south of Sydney.

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Congrats on your 3000th! Love the low angle and clean foreground and background. Beautiful plover!

[Ofer Levy]

Congrats on your 3000th! Love the low angle and clean foreground and background. Beautiful plover!
Thanks mate! Didn't even realise it is my 3000!! :tinysmile_shy_t:

[dankearl]

It looks like it could walk out of the screen!
Good angle and the usual fine techs.
Very attractive bird.

[Bill Dix]

Wow. I love all the little plovers, but I've never seen this one. Beautifully captured, with perfect pose, great bg, low angle and good techs. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[Grace Scalzo]

Wonderful image, Ofer. Sorry to hear about the status of this species. Congrats on 3000.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent low angle and what a delicate bird!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Wow a Hooded plover? Never seen one but he is very pretty Ofer. Great low angle and nice dof. The raised foot and cool eye and red bill are topping it off nicely.

[pat lillich]

Beautiful bird Ofer, and wonderful capture. the delicate, clear colors are lovely and his attention on you is great.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ofer, congrats on your milestone. Good low angle of capture, as well as the walking angle of the plover. You have exposed this spot on, and I really like the softer colours of the BG.

[Mark Itol]

Love the low shooting angle and the contrasting colors of the beach and the water. A beautiful species.

[Sachin Saraf]

Congrats on milestone Ofer...This is excellent in every aspect (as usual :S3:)...Great work

[Frank Schauf]

WOW, great picture, nice deep shooting position in front of a perfect backdground.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful walking pose, and you gotta love that red eyering! Beautiful hues to the beach and water. I'm not crazy about the sand extending above the water line behind the bird (I do realize it is caused by the curvature of the wavelet comin in).

Congrats on 3000!!:cheers:

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on 3,000 posts Ofer! Very nice low angle, with great eye contact, sharpness, and exposure. The raised foot adds a little something to the frame. I could see a slight crop off the bottom and left of the frame.

[Rod Warnock]

Pleased to see your trip south was a success, Ofer! Great presentation and the step being taken adds so much.
Best regards
Rod

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Excellent low angle, love the walking pose, excellent detail, wonderful light, and exposed perfectly.
Very well done.

[Marina Scarr]

Glad to see you posting. I was missing your images as well as your input. This is one lovely species and I think you handled it well. Unfortunately I cannot see it too well from my phone so I Will not comment any further.

[Simon Bennett]

I like the low perspective, raised foot and composition.

[Jan Wegener]

great shot mate. These little guys can be a real pain to get close to

[Geir Jensen]

A great photo of a great bird. I like very much the BG with sand and sea. That bird is in motion do that little bit extra. Well done:bg3:

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Thanks for sharing Ofer, and congrats on the 3000 posts. Stunning bird and great light. Doug's suggestions about cropping makes sense to me.

[Melissa Groo]

Congrats on your 3000th post, Ofer. Have missed seeing your images, so was happy to see this. As usual, excellent low angle, beautiful bird, perfect IQ and love the raised foot.