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    Beth Goffe
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    Default Semipalmated Plover

    I saw a bunch of these guys at Nickerson Beach this past Saturday evening. I was most appreciative of them as they seemed to be the least skittish shorebirds of the bunch and ventured the closest to me.



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    Beautiful light, super sharp, and great eye contact. Like the bent leg too. Excellent job!
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    Beautiful shot Beth! Very sharp, great BG, clean FG, exp right on. I think that a little more canvas on the left, to move the tail shadow away from the frame edge would improve this already very fine image! Dan Brown

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    I really like the light,details and clean bg!

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    Your work continues to improve. I love everything about this one but the shadow does need a bit more room. Great to get so close to an adult. By the way, this bird is in worn breeding plumage: note that many of the feathers of the coverts are worn to the feather shafts. The juvies of this species will appear any day now, a few at first and in a good year, with numbers increasing over the next ten days. The East Pond at JBWR is the place to be on early morning high tides...
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    Thanks for the comments! I agree regarding giving more room for the shadow. I left the crop as it is because it seemed that the bird was too centered with more room at the left and leaving more room at the right meant a smaller subject. :) I will, however, re-crop.

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    Great light, pose and details. I might remove the sheen from the bill.

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Everything has been covered but beautiful capture Beth with wonderful color, detail and pose. I like it a lot Many thanks for sharing.

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