PROGRESS is made one stick at a time
by scottieham

Comment by MaryO:
Great wing position and beautifully clear eye. The stick adds nicely to balancing the composition.

Juvenile Semipalmated Plover
by scottieham

Comment by MaryO:
My, what big eyes he has! He really looks like a youngster. Very nice detail.

Juvenile Semipalmated Plover
by scottieham

Comment by scottieham:

Originally posted by ellamay: nice clean and clear shot, i like no background distractions, tho why a shore bird is on the road vs the shore is a little funny. Well done@

He's actually not on a road. He is on the beach down near the water at low tide so the sand is all flat from where the water has smoothed it :)

Juvenile Semipalmated Plover
by scottieham

Comment by ellamay:
nice clean and clear shot, i like no background distractions, tho why a shore bird is on the road vs the shore is a little funny. Well done@

Juvenile Semipalmated Plover
by scottieham

Comment by stargazer05766:
Ah ha so this is a plover.. I was in your area a little while ago with some friends and someone mentioned they are protected..
Great shot of this bird!! And might add he's cute:)

Juvenile Semipalmated Plover
by scottieham

Comment by Tammster:
That is one of the sweetest little birds I've ever seen.

Black Duck
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Comment by scooter97:
Great timing! It's definitely a Black Duck. They will be heading our way soon!

Black Duck
by scottieham

Comment by JuliBoc:
This guy is so alive. Really fun photo.

Black Duck
by scottieham

Comment by SteveJ:
Another good shot, Scott! But watch your arse matey:)) I now have the Sigma 150-500mm and will be closing in soon:)

That looks like a Mallard, colours can vary a lot. Again, the quick shot grabbed in low light is more effective at capturing a moment. Getting a shot like that means more than getting a clear, sharp shot that is boring...just like mine:)

Raven
by scottieham

Comment by scottieham:

Originally posted by vawendy: Raven's are such interesting birds! Nice shot! Did you try shadows/highlights to bring out the feathers a little more? ah, skip that--just looked at your portfolio--you know what you're doing :D

Hi Wendy,
I worked on this photo a month ago, and I'm at work now, so I'm not sure if i did shadows/highlights. I do remember that there was a large section cut off on the left of the histogram, so I am pretty sure that is most of the bird and there is not much detail to recover. The thing I really like about this photo is how the light caught his head and the light on his eye, and in particular his beak. This is a hard bird to expose for without blowing out the background.