Black-bellied Plover

[Ryan Schain]

New to this forum, so hello everyone. This Black-bellied Plover was photographed yesterday standing on an ice covered rock at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Surf City, New Jersey.

Body: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS

Focal Length: 400 mm
Exposure: 1/320
Aperture: F/6.3
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: + 1 1/3 EV

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN, Ryan! Very nice first post. I like the colors, sharpness and BG. A slightly higher angle would have been nice to show the feet, too. I might crop a tad off the bottom and lighten the iris a bit. Keep them coming!

I think we met at the end of the jetty, right?

[Ryan Schain]

I believe we did hah, it was very nice meeting you, I'm sure I'll see you again sometime.

Thanks for the feedback!

[denise ippolito]

Ryan, Welcome to BPN. Hope to see you out on the jetty. Beautiful BBP. I too might lighten the iris and take a sliver off the bottom. Nice details and color tones. I like the soft blue BG. also.

[Ryan Schain]

Ryan, Welcome to BPN. Hope to see you out on the jetty. Beautiful BBP. I too might lighten the iris and take a sliver off the bottom. Nice details and color tones. I like the soft blue BG. also.

Thanks for your feedback Denise! I'm sure I will see you out there sometime.