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Nothing but sand


Nothing but sand
Photo Information
Copyright: Ivan Kruys (Argus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2456 W: 132 N: 7004] (21879)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4500
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-09 9:53
Viewed: 1017
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took a late afternoon stroll along the beach with my telescope and Coolpix. There were still a lot of tourists about, some bathing, others sitting on the sand to enjoy the beginning of the cooler part of the day.
I noticed what looked like a large flock of waders, not as one might expect, following the ebb and flow of the water to look for food.
They were instead well up on the beach where the sand was not flattened out by the sea and they seemed to be using the small hollows of the sand to hide amongst in order to spend the night there.
I was able to approach this flock of about 200 to within 30 meters without disturbing them and on looking though my scope I saw that they were all Lesser Sand Plovers (Charadrius mongolus).
On approaching a little closer they began to stand up like this individual, so I took the opportunity to digiscope him at a distance of about 25 meters.
This shot is only slightly cropped.

Lesser Sand Plovers breed in C. and E. Asia and overwinter along the shores of E. Africa and S. Asia, where their sandy-coloured winter plumage provides good camouflage.
Their breeding plumage is more spectacular, consisting of an orange breast and black band across the forehead.
claudine, marhowie, fartash, Merlin, BEHRAD, wallhalla15, Hil, horia, RAP, Janice, Mazer has marked this note useful
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To claudine: Not the same, sorry :)claudine 1 10-09 13:11
To claudine: ChevalierArgus 1 10-09 11:01
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Hi Ivan,
This is a very good portrait of this bird. I know that we have some here in Quebec too and they are called in French, "Chevalier". I like the details you caught, this is not that easy as this bird is very fierce. A little light in his eye would have been nice but it is a very good picture anyway :-)
Claudine

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1127 W: 255 N: 2426] (11037)
  • [2006-10-09 10:42]

Hi Ivan,

Quite a good shot of this kind of distance,it is still very detailed,well done an TFS,

Paul

Excellent shot Ivan,
I like the soft light and near sepia effect I see here.
Very nice detail, POV, DOF and well composed.
Great work!

hey Ivan
What a great shot of bird,
nice colors and composition,
Excellent

Regards
Fartash

A very nice photograph with soft, warm lighting. Particularly good quality for a digiscoped shot - you must have a pretty solid tripod! Well done.
Nigel.

Hi Ivan
superb shot.great focus & composition.
I like colours and POV.
Regards
Behrad

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 741 W: 11 N: 1381] (4761)
  • [2006-10-09 15:31]

Hi Ivan,

Great shot, nice POV and composition and a beautiful pose too, the details are nice and sharp and the colours are just beautiful with the lovely late afternoon lighting.

TFS Hilary :o)

Hej Ivan
Nice details and interesting golden tones give your little bird some extra.
TFS
Ralf

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2037 W: 212 N: 3625] (12074)
  • [2006-10-10 3:39]

Hi Ivan

Very nice shot of this cute little bird!
Indeed there is nothing but sand around it, but it doesn't bother the composition since it appears like the bird natural habitat. The colors of its feathers resemble those of the sand so...very nice and untouched. Also, the fact that you don't have anything but sand in the shot, really concentrates all the attention on the bird. Nice work!
Excellent POV, very good sharpness and very nice light.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hello Ivan,
this is a very nice capture. Composition is great and good colours too. A good one, very well done. TFS.
Gr.
Heinz

Great work for a digiscoped shot.
Great compositin and sharpness.
Nice warm tones.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-10-10 15:59]

Cute capture Ivan, woth perfect POV and DOF.

I like it a lot: composition, POV, DOF, sharpness, focus, framing, color, lighting, background, notes.

I don't like it: nothing.

Great presentation.
Regards... Ricardo

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3398 W: 144 N: 5764] (17088)
  • [2006-10-11 6:04]

Wonderful capture of the Lesser Sand Plover Ivan. He stands out so well on the sand. Nice and sharp, colours superb. I can see how he is well camourflaged in teh sand. Well shown, TFS
Janice

Ivan Kruys,
Thanks for sharing this one 'cause it has matching brown tones in it. Good compo and DOF too.
Well done
TFS
Annick

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  • Mazer Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 68 W: 3 N: 34] (104)
  • [2006-10-16 22:31]

Hi Ivan,

Great image, exposure is spot on colours are really brought out by the blurred BG, well done and thanks for sharing :)

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 164] (775)
  • [2007-01-09 13:51]

Hi Ivan,
Thats a great image sharp & full of details.
The white collar here seems to run around the hind neck. The Lesser Sand has no white hindcollar.
TFS
Badruddin Ali

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