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Posted by Marc Oliver on Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:31 pm

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One of my shorebird pics taken at Cherry Hill Beach, Nova Scotia this past summer. Maybe it's just me, but I found the BB Plovers to be extremely shy compared to the other shorebirds. I did finally find this cooperative individual which made the muck and mosquitos worth it. :mrgreen:

Eos10D, 600+1.4x, 1/250@f7.1, ISO 400, ~10% crop from left, cloned out an OOF black blob in upper right

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by Fero on Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:36 pm
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Yes they are shy compare to others. Great photo, the background and foreground are amazingly clean.

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by scottleslie on Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:29 pm
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Beautiful, clean image, Oliver. This guy's got a big fat meal in front of him. Just wondering if you noticed those jaggies in the worm?
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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:01 pm
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Very nice Marc, you were certainly down low for this one.
 

by LHays on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:37 pm
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This is a great shot....and the worm really is the perfect touch. The water is so smooth and gives a nice reflection. And yes...my experience was that they were considerably more skittish than other shorebirds that I shot this summer.
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by Marc Oliver on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:10 pm
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scottleslie wrote:Beautiful, clean image, Oliver. This guy's got a big fat meal in front of him. Just wondering if you noticed those jaggies in the worm?
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It's hard to tell at web size, but I think you're seeing the worm's segments.
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Thanx for the comments so far everybody. :D

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by Bill Whala on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:46 pm
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Wow!! Awesome image. The composition is really nice. The second post showing the worm's segments is incredibly detailed.
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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:55 pm
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Nice work, really enjoy this one..
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by Matt Cox on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:58 pm
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This is great, Marc. I love the soft light and clean background, and obviously your timing was impeccable.
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:00 pm
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Great shot. Nice background. Big worrm. What are jaggies?
 

by Alan Murphy on Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:03 pm
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Oh Marc, this is sweet. Love the BG, water, Bird and the action. Love the warm tones too.
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Oh how cool is this -- and awesome light to boot.
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Wonderful image. I probably would have put the bird a little closer to the left
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by Jill on Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:07 am
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Bill Whala wrote:Wow!! Awesome image. The composition is really nice. The second post showing the worm's segments is incredibly detailed.
Mark, Ditto what Bill said. Both images are superb!!! :D :D
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Marc,

This is an excellent shot. The light, the reflection, and the worm all help make this a special image.
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:D :D :D
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This is superb! Composition, light, subject, and action all come together perfectly.
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Excellent! There's nothing to fault here.
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