Piping Plover at sunset
They have returned to the beaches of New York City for another season of trying to raise their young among the crowds of people at the beach. I got out there this weekend when I was the only person on the whole beach. Temperatures were in the mid 40's (fahrenheit) with a cold wind blowing off of the ocean. Approaching the birds was pointless as they would just run away to the miles of empty beach. So I laid down in the wet sand and waited for them to approach me. I picked the cleanest part of the beach with no debris so I could have the cleanest shot possible with the perfect colors of the setting sun. Then just waited to see if I would get lucky which thankfully I did.
Canon 1dx and Canon 500 f4ii + 1.4xiii. Tripod mounted while lying in the sand. F8, ISO 640, SS 1/2500
Processed with DPP 4.6 and PS.
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