Dunlin Silhouette

[Aditya Sridhar]

I shot this image at a local beach during sunrise. I exposed for the bird, but I think the image worked better as a silhouette, so I dropped the exposure by 2 stops in PP and increased the temperature. I cloned out one distracting wave, but otherwise, a fairly straightforward edit- just light NR and sharpening.

Camera - Nikon D850
Focal Length - 500mm
Aperture - f/5.6
Shutter Speed - 1/1600s
ISO - 800
Handheld
Manual, Auto ISO
~50% of Full-frame

As always, all comments & CC are appreciated