Striding Oystercatcher

[Grace Scalzo]

Went to the beach expecting a nice spring evening but an onshore wind made me and the birds really cold! Here's one that I liked. They are such a fun combination of beauty and humor.

1/640, f8, ISO 400
Canon mk3, 500 f4 + camera hand held at ground level.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice pose, loved the way the sand follows the feet... nice angle and light..

[Joe Senzatimore]

The low angle makes it "killer".

[bob arkow]

Grace:

The onshore winds are a killer but it was worth it for this shot. Love the kicked up sand and the low angle. Hope to get out there this weekend.

Bob

[Jory Griesman]

Grace, I'd like to add nice head angle and background to the above comments. Nice image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Overall a nice image, and yes the kicked-up sand is a very nice touch indeed. I would have loved to have seen the other foot too though! Nice background, I like the pale bands of colour!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful image Grace. Love the low angle, lighting action and the little bit of lifted sand. Fine work indeed !!!! Congratulations.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful low angle,light,pose!

[denise ippolito]

Grace, I like the soft gradient BG colors. The raised foot w/ the sand is special.

[Stu Bowie]

Grace, lovely low angle, well exposed, sharp, and of course the raised foot kicking up sand puts this over the top. Those pastel colours in the BG adds so much more to this too.

[Gen Benjamin]

beautiful image Grace. Love the background, the low angle and the superb light.
Gen

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice image. Such wonderful warm lights. I love it. The flying sand is a nice addition. :)

Szimi