Ringed Plover amid the samphire

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 tripod ISO 400 1/2500 sec f4.5

All comments welcome.

[Nick Palmieri]

I like the foot position. The exposure and DOF looks great and the composition with the greenery and the rocks is perfect. The rocks in the FG sort of pull you to the bird. I am debating the OOF greenery in the FG. Overall very nice image! TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful habitat image, the combination of pebbles and vegetation is very nice. Good pose by the plover too. Had you been able to move right a tiny bit right you would have had better separation between the vegetation and the bird's tail (that, or waiting for it to move forward a couple of inches). There is also semblence of some cloning that has been done underneath the tail, including a pale rock partially repeated. Good image overall!

[Fabs Forns]

Agree with Daniel comments, he doesn't miss much :) and would like to see this a bit lighter, at least for my taste. Very nice image all around.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much Dan & Fabs 0 I left the little patching just to see if you'd spot it!! - well done:o

[Hendri Venter]

I like the low angle and for me the pebbles and vegetation adds interest.