American Oystercatcher

[John Mack]

This image was created at Nickerson Beach Park on 6/29/18 at 6:38PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 1600
f6.3
1/1000sec

[Matt Sutherland]

Interesting angle-- was the crop rotated to achieve it, or was it the angle of the camera? Good detail, like the snack.

[Dorian Anderson]

Love the exposure, detail, and color on the bird but the tilted beach is rather awkward. Not sure of that's by design, but I'd straighten it if you have the canvass. Prey item is a nice touch. I'll be shooting there for the first time in the first week of August. Hopefully there will still be some birds around!

[Bill Dix]

Great uphill walking pose (I'm assuming this is the natural slope, otherwise you would have leveled it). Prey is a nice touch.

[Moe Richard]

Excellent look at this Oystercatcher. Superb job on the plumage, color, and point of view. I'm really enjoying the diagonal stride, depth of field, and the food in the beak

[Debapratim Saha]

Like the ground level take,excellent detail and exposure!

[John Mack]

Thanks folks. Yes the bird is walking up the slope of the beach.