Gray Day, Black-bellied Plover

Posted by Steve Roman on Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:55 pm

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Immature Black-Bellied Plover, Duluth MN.

20D, 500/4, 1/250 @ f8, ff -1 1/3, Scooter pod/Sidekick

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by Fabs Forns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:03 pm

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Stunning, never seen one Immature

Thanks for posting this

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by KK Hui on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:07 pm

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Detail and sharpness look good, Steve!
I see a slight green cast ...

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by Terence P. Brashear on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:23 pm

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I forgot how gray and white this bird was. I don't see the green cast mentioned.

Nice work.

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by matt kuchta on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:32 pm

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Excellent detail. If there is any color cast, I suppose it's more green than maroon or cyan, but I'm having a hard time seeing it.

Your skillet/scooter (SKOOTER?) performed well, I see.

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by Christina Evans on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:33 pm

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Lovely plover image. And such a beautiful bird!

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by Chris Fagyal on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:35 pm

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Nice image on what I know was a pretty gray day up there. There is a tinge of a cast, but to me more noticeable is the steel-eye effect. I took the liberty of touching up a tad in photoshop, as seen below:

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by Van Hilliard on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:46 pm

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This really works. The gray day and the black and white patterning on the bird really complement each other. The image is almost luminescent. A beauty.

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by Steve Roman on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:58 pm

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Thanks Chris, But the bird was actually much lighter then your repost, if anything even lighter then my post. I believe the lightness of the eye is actually external reflections here rather then internal steel-eye glow. In any event I toned it down a hair.

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by bcurrie on Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:23 pm

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That is a stunning image Steve. Makes them compete with their spring plumage. Though I have seen many BB Plovers, I guess I have never seen an immature as I look at this one.

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by mrhughj on Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:56 am

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Sharp as can be and a great composition, Steve!!!

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by Bruce Sherman on Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:16 pm

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I like this shot a lot. Everything looks great, but I think I like the "seamless" BG the most.

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:19 pm

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Very nice Steve. I like the reposted eye.

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by Mike Wilson on Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:05 pm

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Interesting light on this bird, like the monochrome sometimes and this one works well.

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by Mike Danzenbaker on Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:47 pm

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Steve,

I like this one a lot as originally posted, but ditto the sentiment that the eye needs something done to it. I'd get rid of the blue color in the pupil, the laser-beam catchlight, and then select the eye and increase contrast to help bring out whatever natural features might be there.

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by Debski on Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:15 am