# Black-bellied Plover

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033 "2019-02-11T04:32:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033/1 "2019-02-11T04:32:15Z")

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Saw this plover on the beach on Sanibel Island and wanted to catch a shot with the bird and incoming surf.

### What technical feedback would you like if any?

any

### What artistic feedback would you like if any?

any

### Any pertinent technical details:

Canon 1D4, 400mm f4 DO, 1.4x TC  
ISO 400, f13, 1/640s

 ![black-bellied%20plover%20-%20NPN](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/f/ffa9b07a0c4690bb3055472c94607c437e37a65f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033/2 "2019-02-11T13:57:47Z")

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Nice pose and the bird is stunning, Allen. I like the foam, bu wish the stuff in the foreground were in focus. However, if f/13 wasn’t enough, you were unlikely to get it no matter what you did unless you managed to get close enough to use a wider lens.

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033/4 "2019-02-11T16:31:23Z")

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Excellent shot of the Plover. Although I agree would be nice to have some of the foam in focus at least that is adjacent to the bird, I still like this image quite a bit. The detail In the Plover is exquisite.

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Kearl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dan_kearl/32/6715_2.png) [@Dan\_Kearl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dan_Kearl)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/4033/5 "2019-02-11T19:51:33Z")

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I don’t mind the foam at all… I do wish you were a tad lower.  
Bird looks great.