western snowy plover

[Phil Seu]

after trolling california beaches for a while, finally got a decent picture of one.

d300, 300/2.8+2.0 TC. 1/640 @ f/6.3, ISO 400, fill -2.0

[Raul Quinones]

Nice picture, Like the exposure, whites look great and sharpness is good. Nice background.
I will tempted to remove the dark OOF stuff at the back of the bird. I will also remove one of the catch-lights and try work the eye for more details.

[Steve Maxson]

A nice image, Phil. I think Raul has covered everything above. I really like these little guys. :)

[Robert O'Toole]

Image is nice, agree with Raul and Steve on the recommendations, also It think the image needs a tiny CCW rotation.

Robert

[Dave Phillips]

agree with all above, but what I really like besides the stunning bg is that little line of sharp sand pebble across the image.
The shallow dof works so well there

[DanWalters]

Very intimate portrait. Love how sharp the bird is and the comp.

[LouBuonomo]

classic.. lots to like. agree withe rotation.

Lou

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely portrait, specially love the creamy bg. I may also remove the dark elements. Bird looks great and good advise given above.

[Linda Robbins]

Nice low perspective and a good pose of one of my favorite shorebirds. Agree with Raul's suggestions and the slight rotation, but a lovely image overall.