Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

[Peregrine Craig Nash]

Canon 1d2n Sigma 500

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice comp, Craig. I love the orange lichen on the rock. You might want to crop it a little tighter to show more detail on the bird.

[James Salywoda]

I like the lichen covered rock and the beautiful ocean bg. Well Done!

[Kirsten Frost]

Nicely done Craig, like the contrast between the yellow and blue. Space around the bird works well for me

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Hi. I agree with Aidan about the crop, and with the reason stated. I think there is a concenses at BPN that more space is usually better, and I'm one who usually bucks the trend for the reason that a closer crop brings out the detail of the subject, especially in this image where the lichen and its colors on the rock transform a standard non-breeding plumage ruddy turnstone into something more memorable. I also think that here is an instance where the diagonal line created by the rocks edge lends itself to a square format.regards~Bill