I do not see this species in breeding plumage often up here very often (I had only seen 1 the past few years...but many, many juveniles). This individual is the third I photograph in the past few weeks. Maybe not earth-shattering news to most, but for me this is exciting opportunity to photograph this plumage locally :-). When I saw a small flock of plovers and sandpipers foraging in shallow waters with fresh green vegetation sprouting about I knew the opportunity was not to miss....but I did have to take a bath in the river to get closer and low, but well worth it.
Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/5.6., ISO 800, natural light, handheld lying prone in the water, cropped for comp, lightened the shadow on the belly/throat.
Definitely worth getting wet for this, Dan. Lovely intimate view with beautiful water and BG. The fresh green growth adds a nice sense of the marginal habit.
The nice low shooting angle, the colorful scenery and the clean details make for a real keeper. Congrats on getting this beautiful adult.
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Hi Dan, gotta love your dedication on getting low and dirty, and in this case probably wet too. Lovely soft light, and you managed to capture a good angled pose. Im glad you left the few blades of grass.
Adult Semipalmated Plover in Breeding Plumage.
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Lovely soft light, and you managed to capture a good angled pose. Im glad you left the few blades of grass.
