Three Cutie-pies. Piping Plover chicks

[gail bisson]

Had a great day out today. The weather and work have kept me in for 3 weeks but it was nice and dry this am.
This family of plovers lost all their chicks last year but this year they have 4 chicks that are now 6 days old. Hopefully they will all fledge this year.
I was able to capture 3 of them in one frame which is a big deal as those of you who have experience trying to get a sharp shot of these non-stop moving fluff balls know.
I wish that all chicks were looking my way but this is still the best I have ever managed.
Canon 1Dx
F 600mm and 2x III tele
ISO 800
SS 1/2000 @ F 8
60% FF, NR to BG, levels, sharpened each chick individually as the middle one was not as sharp as the other two, Cloned out 2 stands of grass near the right hand chick, USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[John Robinson]

Thats a great shot Gail
Positioning of chicks does OK for me and love the vegetation too. Imagine the shot without it !! Nice graduated background.
Love it .
JohnR

[Karen Forderer]

Beautiful photo! The chicks are so sharp. I always have trouble getting fluff balls to look sharp. I also love the vegetation on the side. The background is very pleasing.

[Marina Scarr]

Your BG is killer. The sand and grasses work nicely. Great getting 3 in the same frame...and not an easy feat. Super IQ and as mentioned, the only thing that could improve this image is if the third chick had answered your prayers!

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful, Gail, and quite amazing. I have tried to photograph these fuzzballs, and they are so fuzzy that often the AF doesn't know what to do with them. Beautiful light, lovely touch of greenery. Great comp.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice light and low angle, I agree with your self critique re HA for the third one.

I like the grasses, they balance the frame nicely and provide a reference for scale.

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Gail you have made a terrific job of these little fuzzballs,it would be very hard to find anything to criticise, love it.


Regards Keith.

[christopher galeski]

loverly capture,the BG is pure magic,the chick's are well sharp,as been said the grass balance the image,and I like the sloping beach.well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image of three sweet little ones against beautiful BG. I like the diagonal sand with grass at the end.
Rest is as usual superb.

Regards,
Satish.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Shall I echo all the other comments... you nailed it Gail. Lovely image.

[Joe Murphy]

Very cute Gail, lovely detail & BG, beautiful.

[Holger Leyrer]

Sweet image, Gail. Wonderful in every way

[Daniel Cadieux]

Apart from your head angle wish this is such a sweet and appealing image. Love the BG and vegetation...not to mention the adorable subjects.

[Binu John]

What a cute shot, Gail! Excellent light, BG and composition. I would do a slight CW rotation as the gradient BG appears a bit tilted.

[David Salem]

Pretty darn cute Gail. Aside from the HAs not being perfect, this is still a very appealing frame. The colors are great and the green grass adds a ton to the image. Well seen and captured Gail