Golden Plover+repost..

Nikon.
1/250@f8.
iso 250.

Toned down the oof rocks in the bg.

Thanks for looking and your comments and tips on my last post.

They are stunning birds in summer plumage Keith and this is lovely. Nice angle showing back and turn of head, and a very nice setting too.

A little dark but stunning birds they are.

Thanks Kim and Neil,as this improved it at all?

Repost is much better. It would be nice if the bird was looking a bit more into the frame but nice as is.
Rene de Heer

Keith,

Its a lovely bird and one that I would love to photograph.... but... I am sorry,I'm not fond of the crop, that is personal. I have looked and looked till I have started to doubt my eyesight, I do feel that the image is not sharp... you really have to be more careful with your cloning... it is a bit dodgy in the background...

Did you shoot portrait or landscape? If landscape do you have room to the left? Make the bird smaller in the frame and give it room to look/move into...

Sincerely hope this does not come across too negative... Still a lovely study of an outstanding bird...

Thanks for your comments.Negative! Phil not at all this is just the sort of critique that i like wish more would tell me the not so good bits.
Keith.

Hi Keith, agree with Phils comments...the bird does look soft, perhaps it movedwhen the shot was taken or mayber camera shake?

Nick.