Black-bellied Plover

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm +1.4 ex.
ISO 800
1/250 sec. at f/5.6
Tripod
Shot at Sandy Hook yesterday in the morning

Canvas added to bottom just a bit to straighten it. Cloned a little bit of debris from bottom, and smoothed out BG a bit.

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful image , lovely pose , compo and details
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

loved the feel here Denise, loved the angle, the colours have come out well and the raised foot adds very well to this beautiful frame, congrats..

[Grace Scalzo]

Artistic image, Denise. The subdued color palette of the background is a nice compliment to the plover's winter plumage, the inclusion of the single rock grounds the image, and the rising sun in his (her?) eye and the pull of the water by the raised foot add subtle bits of interest. This image appeals to me very much.

[Brian Barcelos]

Wonderful catch Denise. Love the raised foot with the water dripping down. Nice comp and the rock balances it out nicely. Congrats

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful low angle and magic light!!!

[Marina Scarr]

You have lovely details and colors here, Denise. Just love the rising sun in the bird's eye, the raised foot and the mount of sand. Great vision you had here.

[Danny Laredo]

This is nice Denise. Love the low angle detail and raised leg.

[Nagesh Mula]

Very calm, nice posture and correct exposure makes this picture great. Congrats!!

[Geraldo Hofmann]

I totally agree .. very beautiful picture ... it transfers emotions of a calm wondefrul day at the beach.
Geraldo

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all for your very kind comments. I appreciate them alot. The "rock" is a jellyfish (a very sandy jellyfish).The shoreline was laced with them yesterday.

[Ray Rozema]

Beautiful comp and mood Even the varied bkgr adds to it
TFS Ray

[Raymond Barlow]

really a wonderful Image Denise... I like the light, and fantastic dof., pose, environment, excellent!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

IMO pretty much your best image so far. Detail(especially right leg), lighting, DOF, exposure, pose, catchlight, color, all excellent. The position of the bird is the only thing I might take issue with, it seems a bit too centered. I'd move it to the left, and perhaps remove some of the space above. Of course this may just be personal preference. Great job! regards~Bill

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Denise, I like the soft light and pastel colours, and your angle of capture makes this work so well. The raised foot adds too. Well done.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Beautiful pose and excellent details. I particulalry like to see the leg patterns which are probably often overlooked in favor of the plumage.

[arash_hazeghi]

Denise, wonderful as usual, everything carefully done to the perfection.

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all for your comments. I appreciate them very much.
Bill, Regarding crop-this is not my usual crop. I usually go for a wider crop w/ my bird off-centered a bit-however taking into consideration the jellyfish that I wanted to include-I felt this was the best crop. Of course that is always a matter of opinion:) I appreciate your thoughts on the crop.

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful image. The eye contact, raised foot, and calm surf are fantastic.

[John Ippolito]

Excellent work, Denise. Pose with raised foot, detail, light, angle, and the creamy gradient of a BG. Sweet!

[denise ippolito]

Doug, Peter and John, Thankyou all for your kind words and taking the time to comment.I appreciate it alot.