Always a bonus when getting a shorebird with prey in their bills as most of the time those are swallowed instantly. Fortunately, this little plover struggled with its catch for a few minutes before finally getting it down-the-hatch. For those preferring a messier beach, sorry, this was as shot on a clean part of it with nothing removed in post.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, darkened the pupil, and some kind of odd piece of debris stuck on a leg removed.
Agree, a huge bonus here. A bug, of all things... is that normal for semipalms?
Wonderful detail and you nailed the low pov. Really nice connection with eye contact and that ol' 7DII keeps on cranking out solid details!
I'd love just a bit of sat in that sweet green and blue bkg and might take a look at a tiny bit of punch to enhance those gorgeous neutrals. In other words, I think you have some room in setting the black point, and the whites too.
Hi Daniel ... lovely frame .
Nice overall color and tonal palette rendered , as most of the times
Cool super low POV and the DOF is right on the point .
Well chosen comp and the food in the beak is a great bonus .
Semipalmated Plover With Insect Catch.
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