Black-bellied Plover

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Ft. De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. It was the week before Hurricane Irma crossed Florida. Dottie and I were very blessed regarding the hurricane. Only minor damage to shingles on the roof, lost power for 11 hours, television and internet came back online this evening. Our thoughts and prayers are with those less fortunate, a very long recovery ahead. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/3200 Matrix Metering EV -1/3 ISO 400 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Tim Foltz]

Joe, I really like the colors and BG, the HA and sharpness are fine, my only nit is that it's to centered IMO.

-Tim

[gail bisson]

So glad to hear that you and Dottie are safe and sound. I have been thinking of all you guys and gals in Florida.
This is a good solid image of a BBP.
I would tighten the crop and move the bird to the left.
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great to hear you and Dottie are both okay and made it through the hurricane with minor damage to the roof.

I like this image, Joe. Nice detail and well handled blacks and whites, and lovely quality of reflected sky.

Geoffrey




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