Piping plover / Pluvier siffleur

Less then 3 000 (numbers of 2001). A long project of mine coming

true whit the close encounter of 2 species in Kouchibougouac. I was

lying on the ground for that photo. This on came eating around me

for a couples of minutes.

Very very nice. I like the low angle. For some reason, I see serenity in this image. I like it.

Is likely to suck more and more whit anonymous rating. Only 3000 left of those ones a dream come true to photography it. 2800 km to see it. And get a 3/3 rating when i ask to receive none on that one. I know that this site is getting dum like that. whit this new way of rating, since we cant see the idiot who rate. Dont need a psychology degree to understand that. Cheers to the old way of rating....

martin, when you see 2/2's and 3/3's, just laugh. they are jealous. at least, that's what I tell myself when i receive them (which is every time!) clearly your work is good, and you know it, that's all that matters. as for this photo... the only thing i don't care for is the out of focus foreground. still a great capture! -d

for your constructive comments Daniel. Actualy, i have problems whit the autofocus of the nikon match with my sigma 135-400 lens. I use to work manual whit the f90x cause you could see very large whit it. Know wgit the small viser of the D70 i realy more on the automatic mode. I go manuel, to automatic, than i shoot. Go back and forth like that. But on that particular photo. I remember that i focus directly in the Eye of the Piping. But yet, the focus was not made there

Or remarque... i should have focus in the sand in front ????

well, what *might* have worked would be to focus in front, then use a very small aperture, which would increase the depth of field and put more of the scene in focus. that may have helped put the bird and the foreground in focus. However, i like how in this picture the water is out of focus, and by increasing the depth of field you probably would have lost that effect. A better solution --maybe-- would have been to take the picture from a slightly higher position, so that you could crop out that seaweed without trimming too close to the bird's feet.

 

i'm talking like an expert on DOF, when I'm really not. I just upgraded to a digital SLR a few months ago and am still learning :-)

 

btw, thanks for stopping by my colorado folder... feel free to drop in anytime with those 6's and 7's!

 

-d