Black Bellied Plover with morsel

[Grace Scalzo]

From Jamaica Bay this evening with some Long Island friends where we ran into Artie. Birds were rather scarce and skiddish but there's always something to photograph there. This bird landed briefly and afforded me a couple images before flying off. I removed a bit of another bird from the right side and cropped this one leaving probably 75%.

1/1600, f 5.6, ISO800
Canon 1Dmk4, 500 f4 + 1.4tc + ground pod

[Frank Schauf]

Gorgeous light, comp and pose. Congrats on this one, Grace.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely light, good low angle, sharp with excellent detail and sweet pose. Would tone down the area on the chest.

[Marina Scarr]

A real stunner, Grace. The light is simply over the top and your low angle offers such a super BG. Love the little tidbit in the beak. Agree on a slight burn on the chest. The raised foot with the drop of mud is a nice touch as well.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great light, low angle, BG, mud drop falling off the foot. This fella looks surprised at your presence!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Grace, just love the light and overall colours in this, and you timed your shutter perfectly to capture the raised foot and mud droplet. Of course, the food item adds that something extra.

[Melissa Groo]

Wonderful, Grace! I love the pose, the light, and your fantastic low angle. Looks like it was worth the visit to JB!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose light and sharp details. I would add more space to the bottom and subtract from the top a bit

[Grace Scalzo]

Thanks everyone...Arash, I will try your suggestion as I have more room on the bottom. While I would like the bird higher in the frame, the more I looked at that bottom, the less I liked what it was adding to the image. But if you aren't bothered by it, I'll amend. Thanks!

[Sanjeevprakash]

Excellent Shot,Grace. Beautiful soft BG and incredible Lighting.This exposure is a winner all the way.Awesome
Was this taken at the South end of East Pond?

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, light, sharpness and BG. Well done Grace.

[Sachin Saraf]

Grace, this is simply stunning capture...Love the low angle, details, HA, BG and that sweet light. I am hopeful to get there soon and get some good opportunities.

Where did you take this from? North or South end of East pond?

[gail bisson]

The light and the BG really make this shot.
Very nice image,
Gail

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Grace I love this. The raised leg with the drop is great as well as the morsel in the bill.Great low angle and bg too.