Black-bellied Plover

Posted by Steve Metildi on Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:13 pm

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by Bill Whala on Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:29 pm

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Nice shot, Steve!! I love the ultra low perspective.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Mar 30, 2004 12:49 am

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Very nice Steve. I too like the low angle.

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by Peterh on Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:07 am

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Black-bellied? Is it still in winter plumage?

Lovely shot

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by Steve Metildi on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:16 am

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Peterh wrote:Black-bellied? Is it still in winter plumage?

Lovely shot

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Yes, it's winter plummage.

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by AForns on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:34 am

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Just got two nits Steve, the large rock on the left bothers me and the dark on the back intersecting the head. Very nice image and great job of getting low. Killer pose. I like ground level avian photography a bunch. Congratulations

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by Rob Palmer on Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:30 pm

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very nice shot

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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:52 pm

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Steve, lovely shot and fine angle.

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by AlexC on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:05 pm

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Wonderful bird & pose, nice composition and slightly over exposure wise, nice detail as well, Congrats!!

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:15 am

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Very nicely done Steve, the bird really pops off the BG and excellent detail in the plumage. Nice one!!

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