Piping Plover Chick

[Mike Milicia]

EOS 1D Mk IV, 500mm f/4L IS + 1.4xII, 1/1600, f/8, ISO 800
Photographed 2 summers ago on the north shore of Massachusetts.

There are already a few reports of piping plovers back on New England beaches.
Looking forward to spending more time with one of my favorite subjects soon!

[vishaljadhav]

The First thing when i saw this and popped in my mind was "Cute "
I love the expression, the details and low level perspective make it stand out

[Dennis Zaebst]

Lovely image of a really cute chick with a priceless expression. Great techs, good light, and great BG. I wonder if this would also work as a vertical...but it's great as is. TFS!

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful shot!!
Just love it.
Terrific pose, excellent shooting angle, nice details, and great comp.
Very well done.

[Sachin Saraf]

Mike, this is so cute...Love the low POV and expressions...I really miss photographing these cute little birds...

[Steve Wasson]

All I can do is stare at the cute chick. Well done!
If there is any room for improvement, perhaps toning down/removing the dark area in upper left BG?

[Nick Palmieri]

Great low angle. I love the crop. I think if it were mine I would remove that dark blotch on the left. This little guy is a winner.

[gail bisson]

This one made me smile so you get a 10 out of 10 for that!
The squinty, slanty eyes are wonderful.
I like your composition and would just tone down the darker spot in LUC and the splotches by the feet,
gail

[Gary Esman]

This is one example when closed eyes really help make the image. The pose, background, cute expression...one great shot!

Gary.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Extra cute, extra sweet, and extra clean comp. I actually like the closed eyes here!

[Alan Murphy]

So sweet and beautifully photographed.

[Marina Scarr]

Love seeing him small in the frame since b/c you get the feel for how small and fragile these chicks actually are. Love the low angle, pose and closed eyes.

[Grace Scalzo]

Cotton balls with legs! Well done, Mike. Much sweetness conveyed here.

[Frank Schauf]

Lovely portrait and that is some nice warm looking background.

[PhilCook]

lol....cute factor 10.....oh to be able to sleep like that. Lovley isolation from surrounds and sharp detail, I'm a little distracted by the darker patch in the upper left backdrop though...easy to remove

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Off the charts cute. Perfectly designed and executed. Only thing I can think of is to get rid of the darker spots/blotches around the legs.
Excellent work, Mike.

[Satish Ranadive]

Marvelous image of cute little one.Every thing is just great in the frame.
Love the pose,low angle,color scheme and composition.

Regards,
Satish.