# Black Bellied Plover **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [July 3, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414 "2019-07-03T22:59:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bill\_Leggett](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_leggett/32/1763_2.png) [@Bill\_Leggett](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Leggett)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/1 "2019-07-03T22:59:32Z")
![PB042195bbpl-32](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/f/f40a26488de16f138d97cb0a8f6b2074ab4c69b1.jpeg) An older file from 2012. These birds move around a good bit, but what I like about them is that they regularly stop to have a look around, making it easy to get decent images. And it helps if they offer a decent pose. It’s a little on the noisy side, maybe due to early light? Full frame image. Edit: Full width cropped from top. E-5 Zuiko 300 F2.8 +EC-20 (1200 equiv), tripod and Wimberley, ISO 400 1/800 f6.3, 0.0EV ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Chappell](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/nate_chappell/32/464_2.png) [@Nate\_Chappell](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Nate_Chappell)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/2 "2019-07-04T00:54:04Z")
Really nice Bill, excellent lighting and angle, you can tell the bird is hunting, the raised foot adds as well. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/3 "2019-07-04T17:57:42Z")
Wonderful detail and I love the low angled light on the sand, Bill. The noise isn’t obvious or objectionable. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/4 "2019-07-04T19:41:17Z")
I like the pose you captured Bill and I like the pattern of the sand. An intriguing image. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/5 "2019-07-05T13:52:38Z")
A really nice image, Bill. I love the lighting, and the low angle in which you captured him. Wonderful details, and the noise isn’t that noticeable to me. ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Overduin](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hans_overduin/32/406_2.png) [@Hans\_Overduin](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hans_Overduin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/6 "2019-07-07T15:12:36Z")
Lovely shot of this plover, you show the concentrated way they search for food in a nice manner. Also love the color palet of the image ! Cheers, Hans ---
**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:** [July 7, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/7 "2019-07-07T17:46:45Z")
The light on both the plumage and the sand is wonderful and they mirror each other quite well. Nice depth of field and pose. ---
**Author:** ![daniel2](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/daniel2/32/10566_2.png) [@daniel2](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/daniel2)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-plover/7414/8 "2019-07-09T10:11:58Z")
Everything about this image is “yummy”. The shallow DOF, the textures, concentration of the subject, lighting, low angle. Super job.