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    Default The best looking Wilson's Plover!

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    I love Wilson's plovers and this guy or gal is really special with that reddish cap. Interestingly, it is the females that tend to get more of a rufous cap when in breeding plumage.
    Taken at Fort deSoto in April.
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    ISO 800 SS 1/3200 f 7.1
    PP: Crop of 25% so 75% FF, usual LR 6 sliders then off to Photoshop for levels. added 5 points of saturation to entire image, NR to BG, some DE/TC at 12% to bird.No USM to JPEG as I felt it was sharp enough.
    Nothing added or cloned.
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    Gail - That is certainly a very handsome (or pretty) specimen. The bg is a gorgeous, and I love that pov. Thanks for sharing the image and the process.

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    Gail, sweet shot love all the techs.

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    Gorgeous bird, pose, and BG Gail. The eye is amazing, and if you aren't opposed to it I think cloning out that second small catchlight would help define it even more. The bit of red on the head is really nice. I like the bit of in focus sand as well. Do you use a tripod for these low shots or just handhold? TFS

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    Love the green background. Low angle is great. Nice pose on the bird.

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    Very pretty with the breeding plumage. Nice detail, BG, shooting angle and colors. TFS.

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    Great looking little Plover and even better looking techs! Love the BG colors and the nice details. Doesn't get much better than that Gail!
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    great low angle, Love the BG colors and the nice details and excellent eye contact...TFS

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    Hi Gail, excellent low angle with a sweet pose. Great detail on the plumage, and I like the grains of sand on the tip of the beak from its feeding behaviour. Just enough FG in the lower frame, and a killer upper BG.

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    That is interesting. Don't think that I have ever seen such a rufous cap.

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    Looks great Gail. Nice details and background. Being super picky I wish the head was turned just a tiny bit more towards us. Question for you. The dark feathers on the under side of the bird between the legs and the butt have light tips to them. Was that natural? Those feathers are also bluish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Isaac Grant View Post
    Looks great Gail. Nice details and background. Being super picky I wish the head was turned just a tiny bit more towards us. Question for you. The dark feathers on the under side of the bird between the legs and the butt have light tips to them. Was that natural? Those feathers are also bluish.
    Hi Isaac, I think that is just some shadowing. I did not do any "work" to that area.
    Gail

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    All has been said, congrats on super special image

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    Excellent frame Gail, details, pose, background all A+. TFS.


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