Golden hour Little Ringed Plover

[christopher galeski]

Taken early morning in beautiful light,cannon500mm IS,F4,L,1/4EXT,700MM FL,TRIPOD,5DMK111,F5.6,ISO1250,1/5000S,had not time to change settings,bird was very mobile.crop,sharpened,levels.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot Chris, ther is good detail there. I feel contrast is a little high, the highlights under the wing are a tad bright and the darker plumage needs a little lift, I have used luminosity masks on your jpeg and it makes quite a difference, I feel going back to the raw would be better.

[Ritesh Nangare]

Beautiful shot with great light and beautiful details

Agree with Jonathan about the Contrast .....

TFS..

[David Cowling]

Great capture of this lovely little bird and I like the way you have shown it in its environment. I love the golden hour light but agree with Jonathan that the contrast is a little too high. I would also pull the golden colour back a little. Very well done to get this close.

[christopher galeski]

Thanks for looking,and I agree with some of your comments.

[William Dickson]

Well done Chris. Love these wee birds and you captured it nicely. Lovely light and very nice details.

TFS

Will