Sand and Snow

Gallery: AvianPosted June 14, 201166 views11 comments

My first snowy plover and I got lucky with getting close. It was a really dead day today out at the beach but this image and a few others made me happy. I really like the light on this one as well as the curved line of the beach foam and his lifted leg.
Canon 1DMIII
300 mm 2.8 lens w2x
ISO 320 f8 @1/1250 cropped about 10% off

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 14, 2011 at 10:37 PM

Beautiful, Cheryl. A perfect job on the exposure and the detail is superb. I like the foam or whatever hanging from the raised foot.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 14, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Congrats on your first Snowy Cheryl. I like the soft lighting and the raised foot.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 14, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Nice job, Cheryl. You always handle high key type of images so well. I like this one, too.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 15, 2011 at 4:18 AM

Great job on the white plumage, you're quite the master when it comes to exposing those Cheryl :^)

The low angle really enhanced this picture and the "foam" seems suggestive of it trudging though a mass of glue creating another element of interest for me. Always enjoy looking at your work :^)

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 15, 2011 at 8:40 AM

Thank you

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 15, 2011 at 10:11 AM

One has to view this on your website to fully appreciate it Cheryl, nice!
I especially like that RT foot thing - This bird has suction cups on its feet

Well done!

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on June 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM

I like the soft light here. The foam as you mentioned frames it nicely. Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 15, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Congrats on the snowy. Ditto others comments on exposure of the whites and the raised foot. Nice catch light too.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 17, 2011 at 5:10 AM

Love the raised foot and muted tones Cheryl

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 17, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Beautiful image Cheryl. Love the setting it suits the plover wonderfully.
May

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 17, 2011 at 8:55 PM

Thanks all

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