Kentish Plover

[Mital Patel]

Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/1600sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : April 05 2009, 11:32 am
Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA
C&C Welcome

it was overcast day and lots of plover's feeding on the wetland.

[Randy Stout]

Mital:

Attractive little fellow, the 'collar' effect is interesting (wind?)

Nice low angle, well exposed. Sharpening right on the edge of too much for me.

I like the grass in the LLC, but mid tone down the OOF blobs of green elsewhere in the foreground.

Thanks!

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great low angle, and killer BG!! I wish the belly was better lit, and the plover is looking slightly away. I like the strand of grass at left - perhaps a little close to the edge though. Some work on the eye would make it come alive. I'm guessing the highlights on the ground are from water drops?

[Danny Laredo]

Sweet image mital. Love the low angle exposure and detail.
Unlike Randy I would consider cloning out the grass at the LLC.
I also would add a bit of canves to the right as its a bit tight there.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful low angle,bg`s color...soft light!

[Danny J Brown]

Beautifully done Mital. You work wonders with that 80 - 400. I love the neutral colors in this shot and the mud on the little fella's bill.

[Rohan Kamath]

nice low angle shot Mital...lovely composition and BG... a tad oversharpened on my monitor...

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Harshad Barve]

Lovely image Mitalbhai , Looks like I will have some nice time in Gujrat
TFS

[Dave Leroy]

Very nice looking photo. I like the bit of grass, bg colours are very nice and composition, although tight is very well done also. Dave

[Stu Bowie]

Good low angle, and you have captured good sharp detail. Maybe a bit tight on the right, and agree, lightening the eye will work.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful one Bhai, nice low angle and loved the BG too, nice details here, congrats..