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    Default Semi-Palmated Plovers are SO in right now...

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    Here's one I got yesterday at first light.

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    Camera: Nikon D300
    Lens: Tamron 200-500mm
    Manual Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
    Aperture: f/6.3
    Focal Length: 500 mm

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    I wish the bottom OOF band was not so prominent, but otherwise an excellent image. The raised foot is neat, and I like the alert pose.

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    Hey Phillip, Love the raised foot, the perfect head angle, and the posture in this image of a worn juvenile. A crop from the bottom is in order. The patch of sand merging with the raised foot is less than ideal. Lastly feather detail and overall sharpness look a bit suspect. Was this handheld? Where was the image created?
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    ps: No hyphen. Semipalmated Plover is correct.
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    No hyphen. I'll remember that. I'm not sure what you mean by "feather detail and overall sharpness look a bit suspect". This was HH belly down in the dirty at Fort Desoto (North Beach). Thanks for the feedback everyone. I need to keep all this stuff in mind while shooting because I had a long time away from the birds and I'm trying to get back into it!

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    Head angle, striding pose, light and BG look very good. Another vote for a slight crop off the bottom. If it were mine, I might remove the patch of sand around the raised foot.

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    the small turn of the head is great, sets it apart from the standard profile shots.
    You are right on the Plover population and all the different species of plovers that are all over North Beach right now, its hot out there for sure. Save some room in the sand for me, Ill be out there in the next few days at dawn.
    Its a small detail, but maybe a smidge more room between the tail and the right frame might work as well if you want to take a second to look at it that way.

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    Loved the eye contact, low angle looks good and the raised food adds well.. congrats..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philip Pietri View Post
    I'm not sure what you mean by "feather detail and overall sharpness look a bit suspect". This was HH belly down in the dirty at Fort Desoto (North Beach).
    Hi Again, What I meant was that the feathers lack crisp, sharp detail. This is most likely caused by handholding. (I do not have a good eye for fine detail but this image does not look very sharp to me at all.)

    As I said above, there are lots of things about it that I do like. Most mortals will make sharper images working on a tripod, bean bag, or ground pod than they will hand-hodling.
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    I get it now. Good point and I'll be sure not to forget my "Shadle Slider" next time. Thanks again!

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    YAW. We will see you again on the Hootie Deux!
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