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    Default Piping Plover

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    Taken during Mike Milicia's Plovers and Terns workshop this past June.
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    F 500 and 1.4X III
    ISO 400
    SS 1/1600
    F 8.0
    Time ~ 7:00PM
    Manual, Full Frame, Skimmer pod
    PP-dust spots removed, NR on BG, dodged a dark area in front of plover, levels, DE at 4% on whites only
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    Great image Gail! I like the low angle, sharpness, exposure, raised tail feather and BG.
    Last edited by Jim Crosswell; 07-23-2012 at 08:24 PM.

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    Very nicely done, Gail!
    Lovely light, setting (love the blue color on the wet sand), and BG with excellent pose and detail.
    Agree raised feather is a nice touch.

    The fine shadows you got from being off light angle really helped to show off the detail but maybe could have gotten away with being just a bit more on light angle and still got the detail plus more light toward the back of the bird … but that's splitting hairs and it's wonderful as is.

    Another option would be to rotate the image about 2.5 degrees clockwise to level the feet. It also works as it is but I think I would prefer a rotated version.

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    Nice Gail. Geat low angle and details

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    Beautiful one Gail. Love the light, low angle, details, clean background and beach. This is very pleasing image. The raised tail feather adds beauty in image. I also loved the lines formed by shore line and water.

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    Sweet and true! This p. plover is getting into my soul, if I have one. Lovely colors and background and detail and water! Good bird! Nice one!

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    These birds always look sad to me, nice light and a forlorn pose.
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    Hi Gail, great low angle, and love the soft light in this. Good feather detail on the plover, sharp, and I like the wind swept tail feather. I realise beaches are mostly sloping, but I would also CW rotate this, based on the darker blue line just below the plover. Gorgeous BG.

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    Very very sweet and pleasing image of cute bird.
    Love the low angle, sharpness and great details in whites, exposure, raised tail feather.and wonderful BG.
    Regards.

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    Great low shooting angle and perfect techs. Sweet light, colours, pose and eye contact. Would crop a tiny bit off the top.

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    its all been said,well done.

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    Great low angel, nice exposure and details.

    Ho are you enjoying this summer? Are you getting the same hot and humid weather Daniel and I are getting?

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    Fine capture. Nice low angle and beautiful soft light.

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    Pretty image of this well worn bird. Love the simple color palette.

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    Sweet image, Gail. Excellent IQ and setting. Love the mood. The raised feather adds a lot.

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    Another beauty, Gail. Love the super low POV and the soft bg. (And the raised feather.) I'd agree that based on the blue line beneath the belly, a little CW rotation wouldn't hurt.

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    Lovely capture, Gail, you sure got a nice one here. I love that upturned feather, your low angle of course, the bird's angle to you, and the soft colors.

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    Gail - sweet light, low pov and good techs all combine for a beautiful image.

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    One of your best, IMO. so many things to like here...the delicate beauty of the bird, the in-focus wet sand, the dark bands at top and bottom, the variations in the BG, the whites, the low perspective, that up-turned tail feather...I can go on and on.

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