Black-bellied Plover...breeding plumage
I captured this image at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 360 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction... cleaned up circular specular highlights in the white surf
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Very nice. Like the composition here and the pose on the bird. The color of the water is nice. Insane how close these guys will let you get at this location.
Maybe a touch dark overall here for me, but I like the profile pose and beach feel with a nice BG.
Last spring I presume? Soft light and pleasing colors are nice. The bird needs to be opened up ...
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ps: especially the face ...
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Nice Image. Some how I did not like the Background but that just me..
I have only seen this bird once in Texas..
TFS
Beautiful bird, but the image looks flat as it is. Needs more light for sure. Image would have benefited from lower angle and being a bit to the right. Do you physically need the monopod? If no, I would ditch it - for sure.
It is difficult to maneuver and prevents getting the lens close to the sand compared to handholding. You had plenty of light, so stability isn't an issue.
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