I was waiting for my yellowlegs and/or semipalmated plovers to appear when this guy swam in towards me. He was not in the least bit concerned by my presence and caught 3 crabs within 5 minutes. I have only ever seen these guys on cliffs faraway so was pretty excited to see one this close.
Canon 1D MKIV
F 500mm and 1.4X converter
ISO 400
F 7.1
SS 1/800
5:42PM
On tripod, in the water with waders and scuba booties on ( good thing too when I saw what could be nibbling on my toes!)
Cropped by 30%
Usual PP, NR on BG, reduced magenta cast ( sand is reddish though), levels, DE at 10% on head and 5% on the rest of body
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail







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