Piping Plover chick - close up

[allanrube]

While shooting the chicks a week ago this one go curious and started walking towards me. I had time to change from 10m 2 infinity to full focus. It ended up coming too close to focus and then went right by me to get to a parent.
D300 600 + 1.4, 1/800 at f6.3 ev +.7

[Kobus Tollig]

Great close up. Very Cute. I do feel that the image is a bit skew. I also feel that you can light it up a bit. Then the Dof is a bit shallow and f8 might have been better, still well done

[Bob Malbon]

Allen, Great pose! Some clone circles screen left low. Sand looks like this is from PI, is it? Bob

[allanrube]

Fixed the clones (embarrassing that I missed them) and the skew, but won't bother to post. I don't know if it needs to be lightened though.

Yes, Bob, PI. Don't know of better places to shoot right now, but I hope a wider variety of shorebirds come in soon.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Very cute image - appears a bit soft, and feel it is a bit flat. Needs a contrast boost.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This crop makes this little guy look almost tall. :) I like the head-on view and angle and would sharpen the bird more and lighten the eyes.

[allanrube]

Here is a repost - worked on rotation, sharpness, lightening th eeyes, and getting rid of clone circles.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost is definitely an improvement!