Red-capped Plover

[Derek Willcox]

i have just recently moved from west sydney to sth coast of n.s.w where there are plenty of wadders and shorebirds coming in to transit
before heading back to asia and Europe
this little one comes from N.Z and comes to Australia to breed
18/03/2013 9:10AM Exposure Bias Value: 0.333 Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 1/1600 FNumber: 9
ISO Speed Ratings: 500 Metering Mode: CenterWeightedAverage
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Lens Model: EF600mm f/4L IS USM +2.0x
PP PS CS6 Topaz & Nik software for NR Detail Extractor on the whites and Viveza2 for all round level balance and action for sharpening and resize

[vishaljadhav]

Nice low level perspective, the details are nice and exposure looks spot on
I am not sure but to the eye the image looks like it may need a slight rotation, to my taste i may take off a small portion from the top
this is clean image of this bird is what i like

[Michael Rominger Jr]

Very nice Derek! Cute little fella. I've never seen one of these guys before. Excellent low angle. Nice creamy BG and like the DOF. Good and sharp with the 2.0x TC. Exposure looks pretty good, maybe one or two very small hot spots but nothing at all that I couldn't live with. Thanks for sharing!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Sweet little guy and I love your low shooting angle and great detail. I also see the need for a slight CW rotation and would prefer the bird a little more to the right

[Derek Willcox]

Thank you all
cheryl I could have done a cw but I thought I would lose to much on the bottom when I rotated it
i try to keep it off centre a bit have I moved it to much

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the low angle and the exposure, the detail is very good indeed. In a perfect world we would see the feet but that does not spoil the image for me.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely species and portrait of this cutie-pie. Love seeing new species to me. Agree on rotation (although I understand you don't have the room.) Would like more space left and bottom. Very nice details and like the inclusion of the environment.

[PhilCook]

Ah, my favorite little shorebirds.....super sharp detail showing, nicely done, all the points have been covered already

[Tim King]

Nice clean look of a great bird.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,sharp with nice detail,low,nice BG,bit more on theleft for me.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Not much to add but a very pretty bird. Lovely light and details.

[Frank Schauf]

Great picture, nice deep shooting position and great eye contact.