Early Morning Oystercatcher

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a American Oystercatcher along a beach on Alligator Point in Panacea, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 560 Auto WB, image captured at 400mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Arthur Morris]

Nice bird and light. And sharp. The bird is angled slightly away from us ... I think that a small crop from the bottom to eliminate the disconnected part of the reflection would improve this.

with love, artie

[David Roach]

Beautiful morning light. The sand/water looks slightly pixelated. I love the framing as is. TFS

ps
That sandy beak...

[John Mack]

The light is nice. I like the horse shoe shape that the water makes around the bird.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very pleasing image I like the pose and composition, having said that Artie's suggestion looks good to me.