Golden fighting semipalmated plover

[gail bisson]

Canon 1d MKIV
F 500 and 1.4x
ISO 400
F 7.1
SS 1/1000
Sitting in the water with tripod and waders at ~7:00PM
Cropped by 25% and cloned out the bird he was fighting with from RLC.
I like the golden sheen on his wing feathers.
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Gail, what a great dynamic image. I'm usually a fan of getting lower, but for this one I think getting a bit higher (to remove the top bg) might have helped. The details in the feathers are to die for. Great catchlight in the eye, too.

[Karl Egressy]

This is a striking image, Gail. The pose is amazing and the IQ is excellent.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great pose Gail and I really like the shadow and low pov

[Shawn Zierman]

The light quality and pose are super deluxe. Really one of the best shorebird poses I've seen in a while.
I agree with Miguel that background control could have been better with an elevated shooting angle.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely pose, light and behaviour. Sharp with good detail. Shooting angle is a bit high and I wish the dark areas at the top weren't there.

[christopher galeski]

nice pose Gail,good detail,nice light,not so keen on the BG at the top of the frame.thanks.

[Ken Watkins]

Gail,

What a terrific pose, great detail and fabulous light, I am with everybody else on the top background. have you tried to make it disappear?

[Satish Ranadive]

Gail,
Marvelous fighting pose.Love the position of golden wings and shadow of bird.Rest as usual just perfect and great.

Regards,
Satish.

[Melissa Groo]

What a killer pose, Gail. I really like it, and I love how that light has brought out the golden tones and really illuminates fine detail in the feathers. I too would have liked to see a lower angle--but at the same time, you might not have gotten such a good overall view of the top of the bird. As for the BG, I think it's worth trying to take out that uppermost layer, I don't think it would be too hard. Super shot.

[Sanjeevprakash]

Beautiful and crispy shot of the Bird,Gail.I too like the golden colors on the bird and the fanned out tail feathers.TFS

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colours, Gail.

[arash_hazeghi]

awesome Gail, I love the dynamic pose and closeup details well done

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, Im fine with this angle, as it shows off the 'aggressive ' pose nicely. Tack sharp, love the light and the shadow, and wish the band wasnt there at the top.