Snowy Plover Chick in Habitat

[Hugh J McLaughlin]

One of my photographic goals is to do more composing in camera, which means that the center focus point is to be avoided at all cost. Slight crop off the left side to remove OOF chick.

Two of the chicks in this nest hatched the preceding evening(this is one of them) and are now leaving the nest site to forage. Most of the foraging is done away from the Gulf of Mexico toward the back of the beach, hence the upward slope in this image.

Nikon D300, 850mm, F14@1/250, +.07ev, ISO 500

Thanks for looking.

Hugh

[jayparedes]

Beautiful Hugh. I wish I could have stayed long enough to get some environmental shots like this.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love it Hugh !!!!! Outstanding composition and would love to have been there. Thanks for sharing these intimate images with us.

[Jim Fenton]

Having shot on Sanibel beaches a fair bit, I've always found the plant material to add a nice aspect to things.

This is a wonderful image Hugh.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle, setting and very cute subject. I might add a little bit more space at the bottom.

[Freddy Franzella]

Great image Hugh! I like the chick included in the habitat!

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely scene with the pee-wee. I'd like a little more at the bottom to as not to clip the pretty weed.

Hope to see you soon! Will call you if anything at Marco.