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Posted by AForns on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:58 pm

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Image made Saturday at Ft Desoto

Canon 1Ds
500 f4 IS with 1.4X
f 8.0 1/1000
ISO 200
Ground Pod

Alfred Forns
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by Chris Fagyal on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:23 pm

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Looks like a Semipalmated Plover molting from basic to alternate plumage. I think a little fill flash would have helped make it pop a bit more as well as provide a catch light in the eye. The lifting of the leg out of the muck is a nice catch.

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by whf4 on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:47 pm

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I like the little bird- maybe some more room on top?

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by Bill Whala on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:59 pm

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I agree that it looks like a Semipalmated Plover. A catchlite would help bring life to his eye but you already knew that. Very nice image.

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by AForns on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:03 pm

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Bill I need to figure out how to mount my Quantum battery and keep it out of the mud. It was a real mess out there

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by AlexC on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:46 pm

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Alfred, lovely bird and great exposure in spite of the harsh light!!
I agree that it is a SPP, good catch!! Congrats!!!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:18 pm

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Alfred, a sweet little bird and a low angle. BG excellent. Indeed it is a Semipalmated Plover. A touch of flash would have provided a catchlight.

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by eagle43 on Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:12 am

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Al this is a very nice image. All has been said--catch light. It's good to see some of us old guys can still get down and use ground pods.

Now you better get back to Anhinga Trail and shoot the Kites before they stop nest building. For the last three days I have been having a ball shooting them in the parking lot near the old oak tree.

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by Peter Wallack on Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:46 am

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Nice composition. I like some highlights on birds; it gives the birds greater form and dimensionality.

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by AForns on Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:26 am

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Big Thanks Roy will be there Sunday

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:15 am

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Beautiful shot of this sweet bird, perfect DOF and great low angle. Just the eye-light missing to put this one over the top Alfred!

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:43 am

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Nice low profile and a very nice shot.

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by Brian L. Zwiebel on Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:46 am

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Hi Al,

I'd clone out the dirty bird spot in lower right. A splash of flash would be just the ticket here.

On the Quantum: I'd try to strap it to the foot of the lens and rest it on the ground pod. Who am I to talk, last year at De Soto I had my Quantum half submerged in the N. Beach Lagoon....wadeing belly deep while approaching some Marbled Godwits. An expensive repair for sure!

Well Done!

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by AForns on Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:54 am

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Thanks for the suggestion Brian, I was thinking of taping it to the Wimberley flash bracket? Yours might work better since it will be lower and the frisbee will keep it out of the mud.

Will check it out in my backyard, hope the neighbors don't see me

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by Wayne Ellis on Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:42 pm

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Nice work Alfred I like your use of OOF

Comments and reposts welcome

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