Red Capped Plover

[Lance Peters]

Found this little guy a while ago --- down on the farm (Sewerage Treatment Plant)

D3
Sigmonster @800mm
F6.3
1/640th
+2.0EV
800 ISO
Matrix Metering
Mother Earth as camera support -- Yes this wasn't real pleasant --- note taken at a sewrage treatment plant!!!

Comments appreciated :)

[denise ippolito]

Lance, lovely capture and pose! The BG is beautiful-nice low angle,and after laying in duck muck myself I can appreciate this even more!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Agree with D, the low angle and sharpness makes it for me too.
What an awesome camera the D3 is Lance, enjoying every minute.
Regards

[Gus Cobos]

Mr. Peters...another winner in my book...I like the extra low capture angle...the details are sharp, with a good head angle and sharp eye contact...the multi colored background compliments your subject very well...congrats...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Agree and love that bg !!! Delicate and beautiful ... nothing like duck mucking !!!!! :) ... at least the image was clean !!!! :D

[Harold Davis]

al is funny!

love that bg!!!! awesome colors and a nice looking bird. really good considering the location.:D

[Lance Peters]

The location is one of the premier birding spots in australia - 10,000HA of sewrage farm - close to 300 species being recorded here as well as some rare visitors - last month a Hudsonian Godwit.
It is greta for bird watching - bird photography is a little more challenging :)