Black-bellied Plover

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500 + 1.4 ex.
1/320 sec. at f/5.6
ISO 400
Tripod
Early morning light, I left some of the warm tones
I liked the pose-I thought it was cute.

[Danny J Brown]

Hi Denise: What an interesting, rosy color on that bird. The tailfeathers remind me of little Christmas tree drawings (weird - I know). This is a really sweet, low angle photo and I love it. I've been seeing so many awesome low-angle shots that I'm going to have to change my technique of sitting with my tripod over my lap. Thanks for the great shot.

[Doug Brown]

What a nice pose with the ruffled tail feathers. You couldn't ask for better eye contact, and I like that the bill is clear of the plumage. Great sharpness and the low angle is quite good. A winner!

[Stu Bowie]

Sweet, sweet light Denise, which in turn has brought out lovely warm colours. The ruffled tail feathers really adds interest to the image, and what a perfect angle of capture. Well done.

[Adams Serra]

UAW, Great picture Denise!
Tail feather, BG, low angle and a beautiful side light.
Congratulations!

[Raul Quinones]

Great picture; like the pose, color composition and sharpness.
Nice DOF ( at only 5.6)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Denise...your low-angle shore birds shots are, to say it mildly, awesome. I liked the tail feathers and the compostion of this a lot.

KD

[Mital Patel]

marvelous image again denise. perfect exposure and the kind of light coming in with the smooth bg and ground surface adds lot to the image. you got really nice catchlight too. congrats

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Denise, I like this image very much The background, low angle, soft colors/light are all very nice. The bird is sharp and your exposure looks spot-on. The ruffled tail feathers add interest for me. For my taste I wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for sharing.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Denise I have to say that you are the shorebirds girl!

Beautiful bird. Love the eye contact and as mentioned by Doug, the bill not ''touching'' the feathers. Also love the BG and the warm light of the day, good thing you included it.

[David Fletcher]

Ditto Juan. You sure are nailing these Denise. Fabulous work. All been said so can only add my respects.

[paul leverington]

Denise this is a wonderful image! As others have noted, the soft pastel colors are a big part of the success here me thinks. Ripples extending to the frame edges helps too. Yes I to love the pose and head turn. The only thing that would improve this would be to have some feet. Very, very lovely shot in my book!

Paul

[Malcolm Benn]

Wow what a beautiful image .. the soft warm light, the body angle and head turn and the fade into the background .. sweet.

[Harshad Barve]

Ditto Juan. You sure are nailing these Denise. Fabulous work. All been said so can only add my respects.

+ 1

Picture perfect!!!!
TFS

[John Blumenkamp]

I've really been enjoying your images lately Denise... and this is another one. Great low angle and details, and overall fantastic capture.

[Bonnie Block]

Another super image, Denise. Love the angles and soft light. Ruffled feathers are a big plus for this one. Cool!

[Danny Laredo]

Denise, this is really sweet. Very elegant and gentle. Colors and pose are excellent.

[John Ippolito]

Boy this is really nice, Denise. Just love the pose with the ruffled tail feathers. The light, low angle, details, and again the creamy gradient BG. Excellent work!

[denise ippolito]

Thankyou all very much for your kind words. They are much appreciated.

[Jim Fenton]

This one is just kinda special :)

Beautiful light, background, great low angle, great sharpness without being overdone.

If I did anything different it might have been to use just a bit of shadows / highlights in the back feathers.

[Morkel Erasmus]

this is an outright stunner Denise!!! love the pose, shooting angle, HA and colours/light here...

[denise ippolito]

Jim and Morkel, Thankyou both for the kind words. Much appreciated.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Hey Deniseji, I love this for all the reasons said above.. congrats..