Sand Blasted

[Joe Senzatimore]

Conditions last night were some of the worst in a while. Wind off the water at over 30 knots kept the young birds hidden in the grass. This Black Back seemed to be screaming from the stinging sand. I can tell you , it hurt.:eek:

800 ISO f5.6 at 1/800th
Inc. Metered.
Cropped from horizontal for comp.

[Mike Milicia]

Beautiful light with great pose and composition!
Nicely done, Joe!

[Matthew Studebaker]

great pose, nice clean background. Overall seems a pinch dark on my screen. I could see boosting the midtones

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat pose, and nice vertical comp. Looks like we can see some of the flowing sand at bottom! Nice warm late evening light too (or early morning).

[carole wiley]

Crop fits the pose wonderfully. Great moment caught. Nice light and nice and sharp. I really like the way the sand flows around the feet.

[Grace Scalzo]

Super pose captured, Joe. Looks like he's objecting to the weather, nice story telling.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,beautiful lighting,pose,well done and thanks.

[Wynand van Wyk]

Also like the lighting. Great portrait and like the open bill! Lovely exposure.

Well done!:S3:

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice pose and light. The comp is just perfect too. Agree with brightening the mid-tones a bit.
Great work!

[yogesh_puranik]

exvellent pose, details DOF..superb light