Another Oystercatcher

[Ian Cassell]

Avila Beach, CA

Canon 7D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L
1/2500sec f/7.1 ISO 400 Av -1/3 HH

Levels and sharpening in CS5

[Kerry Perkins]

Ian, nice capture and pose! I'm thinking a little bit more sharpness and saturation and this will be a stronger image. Looks like it was captured when the sun was high overhead, which always presents a challenge for exposure. I would tone down the guano on the right.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I like the composition but sun does look hard, note the strong contrast shadow. Was this a large crop, cool pose and thanks for sharing.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Caption is all wrong... should be something more like - "Yikes, those rocks are hot!" :bg3: