# Snowy Plovers

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/snowy-plovers/44462>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [December 17, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/snowy-plovers/44462 "2024-12-17T17:21:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/snowy-plovers/44462/1 "2024-12-17T17:21:01Z")

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![Snowy Plovers-NPN.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/0/10d98f5e023721ae8a5a1416e88d080907329c52.jpeg)

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### Description

Unlike other shore birds, I’m more likely to see the Snowy Plover a ways up the beach and these two were resting in the sand and allowed me to get fairly close. Try as I might, I couldn’t get them both in focus despite a small aperture and moving to a place that seemed parallel with both. So, I ended up with a composite. The one on the left was the composited bird.

### Specific Feedback

Processing errors with the left bird?

### Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/250 at f16, -1/3 EV; ISO 200.

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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:** [December 17, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/snowy-plovers/44462/3 "2024-12-17T18:18:04Z")

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Hi Allen. Nice job on the composite-sometimes that’s the only way to go and it works well in this case. The frame does feel a bit tight, but that’s very minor. Since you asked about the compositing, I looked closely at the area immediately around the bird and there’s a small area above the tail where the sand is out of focus, yet in focus above it and to the left of it which I suspect is an anomaly from the compositing. A little careful cloning on the background would easily fix it.

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**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/snowy-plovers/44462/4 "2024-12-25T15:32:49Z")

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It is a personal choice - compositing or not - but overall seems fine - Do keep in mind that since both birds are not in the same plane, one is expected to be a bit out of focus