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Canon 1D4
500mm + 1.4x
Skimmer Pod
f/7.1
ISO 800
1/4000
Taken during Mike Milicia's Piping Plovers and Least Terns workshop last June on the MA coastline. It looked like this little one has tasted something not so appetizing and was spitting it out, or at least the sand part.
My shutter speed was high as these Piping Plover chicks are fast and I was trying to get them running. I was lying flat on my belly using the Skimmer Pod.
Thanks so much in advance for any comments and critiques.
Absolutely adorable chick here Melissa! Perfect low POV, very intimate shot with the chick here. Would've preferred if you were shifted a little to your left for a better sun angle as well as head angle. Otherwise a mighty fine image.
OMG I want one too:) This is so sweet Melissa. Low angle works so well for this too
A beautiful, artistic, and intimate look at this little one. Soft light, details, and the bits of sand make this very special for me.
Melissa,
What a great capture! Love the light orange/yellow tones in the bg to compliment the chick.
Miguel
Sweet shot.
Terrific low angle, very nice background, excellent details, and great behavior captured.
Very well done.
Great title and a great image. You pressed the shutter button at exactly the right moment. The sliver of DOF is just right and the BG is lovely.
This is a terrific shot Melissa.
Great IQ and the POV and low angle are topnotch.
The flying bits of sand make this a unique shot.
You have managed to make the chick nice and sharp but still retain the fuzziness,
Gail
Wonderful capture! What they all said....
You got the chick amazingly sharp with the narrow DOF (which looks pretty cool).
BG, flying bits, muted color, really well done.
very nice,love the sand coming off the beak,nice light and some nice detail.
Beyond cute Melissa!! The sharpness is awesome and really shows off just how fluffy these little ones are :-)
Thanks everyone for your feedback. So glad I was able to get the right balance on the sharpness, that was my main concern. Did not want to compromise the fluff factor!
Nice job Melissa. The chick looks nice and sharp and I love the low angle you got. The sand in the air looks great and the BG looks nice and smooth. Yes, you didnt loses the fluff factor:) Well done.
How cute! The low angle and light angle both work well, and of course the spittin' out behaviour is entertaining. I'm wondering if you could darkn the blacks and darks a bit more, but all else look fantastic...
Lovely image all around. Love the low angle and the details in those feathers...yet still the little puffball! The eye and flying sand really make it work also.
