American Oystercatcher

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along the beach at Alligator Point in Panacea, Florida. I was struck by how solid and large the legs and feet are, most likely from prying loose oysters and other food. 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)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 400 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10, cleaned up the background
Cropped for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

Good, solid image of one of my favorite shorebirds.
Excellent IQ and low POV.
I would crop a bit off the bottom to where the break in the reflection is.
TFS,
Gail

[stuart wanuck]

Nice job goe good exposure

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Joseph,
A fine image with good exposure throughout and I like the POV. Agree with Gail on experimenting with a crop from the bottom.
Allen

[keith mitchell]

Hi Joe, I like the stepping pose and the water and bg,when it comes to cropping think I'm the novice so can't comment on that.

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Keith.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice stepping pose, perfect composition and exposure, Joe.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. I will revisit the original with your suggestions in mind. Thanks again, very much appreciated.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice frame of the ouster catcher, I love the warm colors, the BG and the raised foot. sharp details with good exposure too

well done and TFS

happy holidays