Black-bellied Plover Balancing Act.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was very fortunate that this plover decided to hop onto this "perch" just as I was getting close enough for good images. It stayed on there for a good 20 minutes, and with strong wind gusts sometimes knocking it off-balance such as here. This provided neat wing positions and nice views of the black axillaries that are hidden underneath.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, small crop for composition, part of a Yellowlegs eliminated from LRC, toned down the brightest areas in the BG, usual eye-work on the subject.

[Joseph Przybyla]

A little beauty, Daniel. Love the bird, perch, and water background. Thank you for sharing.

[Steve Kaluski]

Very sweet Dan, love the low POV and overall colour palette, nice work as usual!!!

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like it very much the shutter speed has given sharp detail, I must admit I am surprised the 1/320 was adequate. The tonal range is very pleasing to the eye.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Dan - This is beautiful with nice soft tones, excellent detail and placement in frame. The bit of action just takes it up a notch too.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bill Dix]

Lovely dynamic shot. I can almost feel the wind gusts. Good exposure, POV; and it shows his diagnostic armpits (OK, axillaries) very nicely.

[Karl Egressy]

It is always good to capture an action. Excellent frame, Daniel.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the balancing pose, IQ, exposure and composition. Very well done Daniel!

[Ross Taylor]

Stellar shot Daniel! Unique perch, action, good connection to bird, tones. This one has everything going for it :)

Thanks for sharing this one Daniel.

Ross

[gail bisson]

I think this is lovely.
I can feel the wind blowing this little guy off balance.
Love the textbook view of the " armpits"!
gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Such a tremendously pretty image Dan. Perfect shooting angle, pose, perch and bird angle. Would love to have an image like this.