Early Morning Catch

[Dave Mills]

Shot this very early at Little Estero last week. These guys are so fast and most of the time there catch is hardly discernable. Got a bit lucky.
Nikon D300,500mm,F8,1/2000,0 comp,iso 800,tripod mtd

[Bob Decker]

Neat catch. Sure would suck to be the crustean. ;) The image looks a little dark on this monitor.

[Bob Miller]

Hi dave...nice catch by both you and the bird. The bird looks a bit dark or contrasty to me as well...could be the light.

[Gail Spitler]

Hi Dave
Nice composition and love the action. The image is pretty dark on my monitor as well. I checked the histograms in PS and noticed that the red channel was off the scale to the right. I think this is a non-breeding Black-bellied Plover :confused: where the plumage would run to the gray/brown side. Perhaps the red saturation is from trying to replicate the glow of the sunset?
Cheers
Gail

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Dave The behavior goes unnoticed most of the time, those crabs are tiny .... and as you say they eat them like potato chips :)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Gail, Actually it was very early light and looks exactly like that represented. That light definately has a reddish element to it....

[Lance Peters]

Hi Dave - sweet early morning light - gotta love it!!!
Great timing - Crabs for breakfast - cool :)