Wilson's Plover female

Posted by Square Man1 on Sun May 24, 2015 7:21 am

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It was low tide as we walked onto the beach at a coastal inlet at 6:30am as the sun worked it's magic on this lone plover. I quickly attached my camera to my ground pod and my shooting pal gently guided this obliging shorebird towards me as a lay flat on the wet sand,

I was sorry that I had used my TC1.7 as it was too much lens, next time I will no better.

Nikon D7200, Nikkor 300 2.8 VR II, TC 1.7, Homemade ground Pod.

f/5.6 @ 1/1000 sec ISO-400.

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by Karl Egressy on Sun May 24, 2015 8:11 am

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Perfect POV in excellent light, Rob.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun May 24, 2015 8:17 am

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Beautiful light on this pretty girl and lovely low angle Rob. I like her forward approach and implied movement with the dainty raised foot, with the bright eye the icing on the cake! You have already noted the reduced space at the bottom but that's a very minor point IMO.

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by elauer on Sun May 24, 2015 8:26 am

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It was well worth lying flat on the wet sand. This gives an intimate portrayal of the female Wilson's Plover. It looks like she's coming straight toward us. Nice.

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by Leighayres on Sun May 24, 2015 9:01 am

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Very nice image and love the low angle.

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by George Whalen on Sun May 24, 2015 1:41 pm

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Very nice Rob

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by hawksnaturphoto on Sun May 24, 2015 2:18 pm

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Great shot, the "ground Pod" work very well, i like the ligth e the low angle.

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by Graeme Guy on Sun May 24, 2015 3:52 pm

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Robert

This is all about the low angle and the light....the foot up also helps to add some implied action. Sometimes it is fun to lie in wet sand
I don't mind the bottom crop close to the bird.

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by Missy Mandel on Mon May 25, 2015 7:47 am

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Great image of this tiny girl Robert. The POV and sharp details are outstanding. Raised foot is a bonus

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