Another plus from my Florida trip was photographing birds that I only usually see from up-close back home during fall migration, but this time with breeding plumages. With the Semipalmted Plover, for example, I had only previously ever seen them as juveniles or winter plumaged individuals. I was rather happy to see some with their fresh breeding feathers:). This photo taken at Ft. Desoto's North Beach. This plover luckily stopped beside a washed-up seaweed...the added greenery is a bonus in my eyes!
Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual, 1/800s., f/7.1, ISO400, -0.3 EC, fill @ -0.7FEC, handheld lying flat on beach, ~80% full-frame.
Good DOF and low perspective! I agree that the green adds to the image.
06-16-2008, 08:13 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
Great angle, light, exposure control and details. I wish I could get a full frame image at 400mm around here.
06-16-2008, 08:19 PM
Sharna Lee
Wow! Wonderful image. Great DOF, great lighting, great colors. Just all around great.
I appreciate the specs on this forum soooo much. It helps me to get an understanding on how to shoot these beautiful images.
Thanks so much.
Sharna
06-16-2008, 08:25 PM
Philip Pietri
Love the shot - the light quality is beautiful but it seems to be a bit behind the bird leaving the face a little shady...notice the position of the light in the eye. You have some awesome color and a beautiful bg / fg. Very pretty image.
06-16-2008, 09:26 PM
Judy Lynn Malloch
Excellent capture Daniel with good detail and tac sharp. Love the lighting and low angle too as well as right on exposure. fine work !!!
06-17-2008, 01:45 AM
Steve Canuel
Very nice light, colors, and detail. Slight turn of the head would've really lit up that eye.
Steve
06-17-2008, 01:47 AM
Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa
gorgeous image! it seems that the details were spot on - ff, the aperture ...
06-17-2008, 08:15 AM
Doug Brown
Beautiful photo Daniel!
06-17-2008, 10:18 AM
Blake Shadle
I love this image, Daniel. Good use of fill flash. The background is very nice, and the greenery is huge plus in my eyes as well. Super sharp. I think you could have gotten even lower though :D
06-17-2008, 10:25 AM
Fabs Forns
Agree that the little green makes for a nicce touch. Lovely as presented, great definition, light and habitat.
06-17-2008, 09:22 PM
Dave Phillips
has nit all good Daniel.....the gradual blend of sandy gravel to the water is super.
Have you heard how much we like the bit of green? :)
