Snowy Plover

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Snowy Plover-NPN.jpg
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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

Probably a juvenile, which likely accounts for the fact it hasn’t been banded yet.

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Any thoughts/advice appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/640 at f10; ISO 200

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Allan, this is an excellent image. I love the head turn and shy look from the plover, as well as the detail and unusual comp with the bird on the left. The tiniest nit - that small dark area just off the middle of the breast could go.
From here, it seems it might need a tiny bit of CW rotation.
A really sweet image!

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Exquisite detail, Allen. Normally I’d like the bird further right, but I wouldn’t be able to crop that line of bubbles either.

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Hi Allen
Great framing, the bubbles take the viewer eye right to the Plover and heard turn and eye contact are great.
Peter

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HI Allen, love the reflection and pose with a nice head turn towards us. The bubbles add a great additional point of interest. I like the overall composition with the bubbles leading to the bird.

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Lovely detail and pose in an unconventional but very nice composition. Feels like it needs a slight CW rotation and the reflection looks still enough to confirms it.

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This is a beautiful plover Allen. The reflection and the bubbles are great. Others have given some good advice.

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Thanks, @Allen_Sparks and @Dennis_Plank for the EP.