Double-banded Plover

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, x1.4, 1/1000, f8, iso 400, Gitzo tripod

Taken this morning in Boat Harbour near Sydney. Just a simple image of a plain bird but I still like it.
The Canon 800 f5.6 is just amazing (I know I say it every time). Sharpnes even with the x1.4 converter is mind blowing.

About 80% of full frame

[Dave Leroy]

Great looking bird. Nice and sharp and lots of feather detail. BG is very complimentary and I really like the nice flat foot. I would clean up the few droppings just this side of bird.

Interesting to see the inclusion of the dark area on right as I find it distracting.

[arash_hazeghi]

very sweet light and pose Ofer, I like it a lot. the rock on the right is a bit distracting but not a big deal given everything else. very sharp details

[christopher galeski]

very nice image Ofer,sharp,nice detail,not so keen on the rock on the right,but still a very nice image,wish we had the light over here in the Northwest of England,its been rubish these last couple of months.well done.

[gail bisson]

Beautiful light and complimentary colors. I wish the black area wasn't there as it draws the eye away from the plover.Perfect HA. I do love the horizontal lines in the rock though-adds great texture,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Ofer:

The bird is nice in all respects! Colors nice as well. I was struck by the dark shadow at once, and would try to dodge it a bit so it doesn't contrast so sharply with the other ares of rocks.

Good shooting angle as well.

Cheers

Randy

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, terrific IQ here. excellent exposure and shoot angle as always. agree with arash...the rock is a bit distracting but rest all is so good that I dont mind it much.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image. Sharp and well composed.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Excellent pose with a great head angle. Detail is amazing, very nice light, agree on the rock ,but not a deal breaker.
Very well done.

[Ofer Levy]

Hi all,
Thanks for the feedback and good advice! Here is a repost with the shadow eliminated.
Cheers,
Ofer

[gail bisson]

Much much better! The repost addresses any nits I had,
Gail

[Robert Rommel]

Fantastic plover! Repost is a big help. It's not just a simple image of plain bird, this little bird has character!