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African Wattled Plover


African Wattled Plover
Photo Information
Copyright: Paul Cornish (cornishpaul) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 23] (122)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-23
Categories: Birds, River
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-10-30 5:56
Viewed: 2444
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
An African Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus) on the banks of the river Gambia.

Range: Africa - widely distributed south of 15°North as far as eastern South Africa. Absent from the forested areas in the central and west of the continent

A large and very distinctive Plover. Both the male and female have long yellow facial wattles as well as smaller red ones on the forehead. As with all the lapwings of the genus Vanellus, the Wattled Plover has a white wing stripe (visible in flight) and a white base to its tail. These birds are fairly common in the Maasai Mara and can also be found around Lake Victoria. Although they are residents of swamps, streams and lakes they are only occasionally seen near the Rift Valley Lakes
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Hi Paul,
It a very nice picture wiht very good sharpness, good compostion and nice colours. Well seen from the dark bg.
I really like the low POV, its great.
Excellent work.

Hello Paul,

An interesting capture of this plover.

I very much like the sharp details, colors and dark BG.

The POV is great and creates a 3D effect upon viewing, IMO.

Nice job, thank you.

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-10-30 10:35]

Interesting bird. Like the angle you took it from. Nice and sharp. The yellow bit in the BG is a pity being the same colour as the legs so they're not quite so contrasted as the rest.
Toni

Excellent capture Paul. I agree with Gert & Anna Lu here.. Very well done & Thank You.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2005-10-30 11:15]

Une superbe photo, l'éclairage et le netteté sont parfais.

Félicitation pour le Bg et les belles couleurs.

Merci pour l'envoie !

Hi Paul,
What an excellent capture!
Shots like this are a near impossiblity to frame, focus and shoot, and you did an excellent job on all counts.
Thanks for sharing.
Devendra!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3065 W: 231 N: 6160] (21048)
  • [2005-10-30 13:09]

A new bird for me, Paul. Thank you.
Very interesting wattle. Sharp details, good light and colors, great composition.
Well done and TFS. : )

Nice shot, love the detail and colors, well caught!

Greg

Paul:
Well done in "nailing" the exposure in such difficult lighting conditions. Nice composition, too.
Regards, Nigel

Hello Paul

Nice work. Very good light. Sharpness and detail are excellent. Looks greatr against the dark background. Well done. Thanks.

Hi Paul,
Very nice capture of this plover! The yellow of the beak and legs stands out very well on this dark BG. Excellent POV and details. TFS!
Helene

Paul,
Good image.
Nice colours.
Well done
TFS
Annick

great pic, great contrastg and composition. TFS Ori

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