Black-bellied Plover

[James Galletto]

While walking the Jetty at Barnegat NJ I spotted this Plover who was not in such a get spot then while trying to get a better angle it flew to this perch and posed for about 20 minutes.

Canon 1DmkIII 500mm f4 1.4x, Tripod, Manual exposure 1/640 @ f8 Iso 400.

[Marko Matesic]

Great eye contact....DOF and background :)

[David Hemmings]

Lovely pose and a great perch and bg make this a fine image James:)

[Glenn Bartley]

Very nice. THe BG color is fantastic. Is that ice on the rock?

[Daniel Cadieux]

The ice (?) covered perch is neat! At first I thought taking a wee bit at right would be better, but then you'd lose the way the rock tapers to the corner. Very appealing BG!

[Stephen Stephen]

Lovely light, details and background James. The ice-wrapped rock is a bonus.

[James Galletto]

Very nice. THe BG color is fantastic. Is that ice on the rock?

Yep thats Ice.

[Josh Gahagan]

Just beautiful James! Superb composition, great subtle colors.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I usually prefer a less centered crop but in this case I wouldn't change a thing. The ice on the rock adds a lot to it.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi James,

I really like the pose and light on this one. The composition works for me and the details are awesome.

[Linda Robbins]

Hi James -

Very nice pose and bg, and the ice-covered rock adds a lot of interest to this lovely image.

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Linda