American Golden Plover

Posted by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:57 pm

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:57 pm

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One more "thumps up" wont hurt. really like the tundra elements. Good going HF

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by Wil Hershberger on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:14 pm

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This is excellent. The pose, framing, open bill and the purple flowers all come together to make an exceptional image. My only nit is that I wasn't there to shot him too

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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:26 pm

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This is a wonderful image! The open bill and the flowers are great. Who needs a tripod? (besides me)

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:33 pm

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The flowers take this to the next level. An excellent shot - I'd try to extract a bit more black detail if possible.

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by DMcLarty on Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:45 pm

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Ah yes the elusive Golden Plover.

the extra open bill really add to this one Heather. I can hear the call...
Very nice.

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by LHays on Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:28 am

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Heather
The plover is excellent especially with the open bill. However, the added touch of color with the flowers is what sets this one off. Excellent job....especially with no tripod.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Sep 04, 2003 7:01 am

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This is really gorgeous Heather, the techs, the pose, the composition, the BG, the FG, the subject.............I think by now you will have guessed that I think this is stunning!!

Very well done.

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by Bob Ettinger on Thu Sep 04, 2003 9:55 am

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Heather,

Nailed it all the way.

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by Rich S on Thu Sep 04, 2003 10:11 am

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Could've stopped with this and had a successful trip! Wonderful all around, from the open beak to the touch of tundra.

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by Mike Danzenbaker on Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:56 am

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Heather,

Certainly the best of this bird I've seen. Perfect soft light (perfect for a bird with blacks and whites, at least), action, setting, it's got everything. I'm quite covetous of this shot, actually.

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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:55 am

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Let's see...what's wrong with this? NOTHING

. Excelent!

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by Bill Whala on Fri Sep 05, 2003 3:44 pm

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I really love how the FG is in focus and the DoF drops off immediately behind the bird. The purple flowers add a nice color accent to this excellent image.

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:16 pm

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A little touch of saturation and curves and the purples in this jump off the page. I really like this chief.

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:58 pm

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Neat shot! I would like to call this my OWN, but sigh . . . Love the setting and the difficulty of exposing this bird. Might reduce brightness a couple points first to bring out the black while maintaining detail.

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