Snowy plover chick aged 2 days

[gail bisson]

I was so lucky to have a snowy plover nest directly in front of the condo we rented on Sanibel.
They had 3 chicks and all were doing well when we left on day 4 of their hatching
Canon 1DMKIV
F 600mm
SS 1/1000
ISO 800 Aperture 6.3
HH on my belly using my fist as a raised platform. These little guys move at the speed of light.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[vishaljadhav]

The first thing that came to my mind was " cute "
its good that the guy choose the small mound to stand on, its fluffy and cute
i like the details on this one, lovely

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Gail, This is just superb! Great POV, lovely detail on the little one and very nice composition.

[Simon Wantling]

Wonderful photo Gail. The low POV really makes the image and great composition.

[John Walker]

Great shot which portrays a lost and forlorn chick (IMHO). Lovely low angle, composition and bokeh. the little mound adds such a lot!

[Karl Egressy]

It definitely has the cute factor, Gail. I would darken the mid tones in the bird, to make it stand out against the bright bottom portion of the background.

[PhilCook]

lol...love it .....sweet little chickadee and nicely presented as is but I would personally darken the whites a little more as his itty bitty little chest is lost a little in the glare. Love his little mound he's standing on like his own personal island in the sand

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot and a gorgeous setting, the colours are beautiful. You really have portrayed this little chick excellently. Just for curiosity I would run some NR or light surface blur on the background, the chick is plenty sharp enough but I think the background could benefit from being a little softer WDYT?

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Gail!!!

Wow. All I can say is that I wish it were mine. I love the negative space all around. How'd you get him to pose on that little mound? :)

Miguel

[Robert Kimbrell]

Lovely Photo Gail. The bg is very attractive. I spent 3 hours last Saturday and Sunday, On Sanibel Shooting 3 chicks. I heard there were 3 different nests.

[gail bisson]

Thanks for the great advice. Midtones darkened as suggested.

[jack williamson]

You knew you were gonna get a lot of responses on this one! Awesome shot of a tiny chick. I like how the little sand mound and the chick are the only things in focus.

[dankearl]

Beautiful little guy/gal!
I like the repost for exposure, but the IQ of the OP is better.
The tweek on the repost brought up some noise which you could easily fix.
Perfect DoF with the mound.

[David Salem]

It sure is a big world out there might have been a caption. Very beautiful and fragile looking chick. Great vision and execution on this shot. Your usual good techs and IQ. I like the repost better but as Dan mentioned it introduced some more noise. Looks like you did what i do allot, copy a copy. I forgot to say congrats on the new body too. Well done Gail

[John Ippolito]

A super image in compositionn, colors, space, and the feeling of vulnerability in a big new world. Love the soft light, and fuzziness retained in those new feathers. Noise easily fixed in the repost. Beautiful work, Gail.

[Satish Ranadive]

Simple and very very sweet image of cute little one.

Regards,
Satish.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Too cute Gail - I particularly like that the chick is small in the frame as it reminds us of how small they really are!! :-)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, lying low down has created a perfect perspective, and just love where the little guy decided to pose. You have brought out the soft plumage nicely, and overall, well exposed. Your repost does look better, but I would go with Jon's suggestion of running some NR on the BG.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!
What a shot!
Love it.
Excellent low angle, great background, sharp, and terrific comp.
Very well done.