Sanderling (breeding plumage)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image last spring at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -1/3 EV ISO 180 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

Perfect foraging pose for the theme!
Great POV and like the BG of water and wave.
I would crop out some of the OOF FG ( say take away half of it).
The eye is sharp but not tack sharp. A bit more sharpening of that area might resolve the issue. These little birds are so fast and the super rapid drilling motion of the bill that I usually try to get a SS of 1/2000 in this situation.
In a perfect world the shell would not intersect with the bill but still very nice as presented,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks Gail, for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Easy fix, here is a edit and repost.

[William Dickson]

Nice looking RP Joe. I really like the detail within the browns and blacks, and a great looking POV.

Will

[adrian dancy]

Excellent image but needs a bit of a crop from the bottom since the foreground is a touch too dominant.

[John Robinson]

Good one Joe. Like the surf BG. Would tone down the white patchesw below the bird but no big deal
John

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, I like the low perspective here, and well timed to capture the bill foraging in the sand. I do like the colours on this fellow, and agree that maybe still a touch more off the bottom in your RP. I would also take a bit off the top.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The repost does take the heaviness of the bottom part out, so that is an improvement. The crashing wavelet is thankfully subdued and not overly bright. Good foraging pose, with a bit of bad luck on the shell/bill merge.