The Beach Runner

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

This was taken this past week at Fort Desoto. It is always such fun to watch these little beach runners as they scurry along the shorline. They never disappoint you. Oystercatchers are such beautiful birds.

Nikon 3
Nikon 600mm F4
ISO 400
1/1250, F8
manual, natural light and full frame.


All comments are welcome. Thanks 1

[Sharna Lee]

Judy Lynn,
What a beautiful bird. Nice sharp capture. I love the effects of the water too. bg is gorgeous.

Sharna

[Cheryl Ertelt]

I really like the muted colors in this one and the foam around his feet.

[Ken Watkins]

You have inspired me to get down to De Hoop to try and capture some more African Oyster Catchers, absolutely marvelous. No actually a lot better than that!!!

[Harold Davis]

fantastic judy lynn!!!!! now i wished i had gone this weekend!! gas prices are terrible and holding me back!!!!

love the reflection on the smooth water. beautiful bird!! congrats!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great soft light, details and reflection. It only needs about 1 degree CCW rotation.

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful capture, Judy, exposure is right on :)

[John Zimmerman]

Beautiful capture Judy. I think that says it all.

[Dave Phillips]

having never seen one of these, this image and your comments make it almost real.
Absolutely perfect eye contact


just for fun:
:) maybe 1.16 degrees ccw :)

[Sid Garige]

Excellent job with reflection Judy.

[susanschermer]

Nice work, Judy. Beautiful light, including the surf and the reflection.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Judy Lynn,
The exposure and foam are wonderful. The reflection is what sets this one apart from others for me!
Love it! Agree that these are fast becoming one of my favorites!

[Steve Wheeler]

Superb image Judy lynn.... I love the sea foam breaking around the feet and the line created seperating the bird from the reflection.

Steve

[hans stel]

Agree with you about the Oystercatchers. They are beautiful birds. I love your picture Judy. The light is stunning and the soft effects in the water are very nice!