American Oystercatcher Wing Flap

[Joseph Przybyla]

This image I captured on one of our journeys to Ft. De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Whenever I look at Oystercatchers I start thinking that it looks like a bird made from spare parts, not sure why... maybe the contrasting colors. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -2/3 ISO 220 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Randy Stout]

Joe:
I like the shooting angle, exposure, birds angle in frame, ripple with bubbles at bottom.

Raised wings are nice. Do you have any other frames with a more dramatic wing position?

Cheers

Randy

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Joe,

Like this capture with the raised wings as the wave gently passes over his feet. Excellent handling of the blacks and whites.

Geoffrey




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