Black-bellied Plover Balancing Act.

I was very fortunate that this plover decided to hop onto this "perch" just as I was getting close enough for good images. It stayed on there for a good 20 minutes, and with strong wind gusts sometimes knocking it off-balance such as here. This provided neat wing positions and nice views of the black axillaries that are hidden underneath.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, small crop for composition, part of a Yellowlegs eliminated from LRC, toned down the brightest areas in the BG, usual eye-work on the subject.

A little beauty, Daniel. Love the bird, perch, and water background. Thank you for sharing.

Very sweet Dan, love the low POV and overall colour palette, nice work as usual!!!

TFS
Steve

I like it very much the shutter speed has given sharp detail, I must admit I am surprised the 1/320 was adequate. The tonal range is very pleasing to the eye.

Hi Dan - This is beautiful with nice soft tones, excellent detail and placement in frame. The bit of action just takes it up a notch too.

TFS,
Rachel

Lovely dynamic shot. I can almost feel the wind gusts. Good exposure, POV; and it shows his diagnostic armpits (OK, axillaries) very nicely.

It is always good to capture an action. Excellent frame, Daniel.

I like the balancing pose, IQ, exposure and composition. Very well done Daniel!

Stellar shot Daniel! Unique perch, action, good connection to bird, tones. This one has everything going for it :)

Thanks for sharing this one Daniel.

Ross

I think this is lovely.
I can feel the wind blowing this little guy off balance.
Love the textbook view of the " armpits"!
gail

Such a tremendously pretty image Dan. Perfect shooting angle, pose, perch and bird angle. Would love to have an image like this.