Short-billed Dowitcher

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Ft. Desoto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida. You got to love it, sit in a beach chair in the shade and have these beautiful bird parade in the breaking surf. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[christopher galeski]

Nice image,love the colors,like the environment,nice detail.TFS.

[Giovanni Frescura]

Nice details and a very interesting BG
I no like the water too much light on the left side

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Joseph lovely shot , well composed and i like the color palette a lot .
You have nice detail and tones in the frame , but i right temper the blacks a fraction in post as they do look bit solid to my eyes.

Enjoyed watching , TFS Andreas

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, gotta love the light in this, and sitting in your chair, you have achieved a great shooting angle. :w3 Good sharp detail, and I do like the colour of the water.

[William Dickson]

Hi Joe, lovely looking image, and detail on the bird looks real good. I like how the front foot is 'floating' on the water. Nice work. (don't break sweat):bg3:

Will

[Karl Egressy]

Beauty image, Joe. Looks like he is in breeding plumage.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, and commenting. Very much appreciated....