Plovers on the beach

[Indranil Sircar]

This one is from SWF IPT during one afternoon near Little Estero Lagoon... these bunch of piping plovers where on the beach foraging. It was interesting to see how some of them will run away as the waves moved in and return with the receding wave. I used slow shutter speed and the settings were 1/15sec, f/29, Mode: Tv, Exp comp: -1, ISO: 100. For post processing - cropped the image a bit, applied topaz simplify and then used mask to get back some of the birds. Adjusted for selective colors and applied usm on the final jpeg. Hope you like it...

[denise ippolito]

Love the processing Indranil, it might be a tad tight top and left. Beautifully captured.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Indranil, very pretty and tranquil scene. Love that magic light. I agree with Denise regarding the crop, seems a tad tight on the top and left. Nice processing!

[Steve Adkins]

Love that side lighting, Indranil! Agree with denise and Kerry about the crop. The story really adds to it (especially that little guy running left in the URC). The reflections and processing are awesome.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Sweet Image with fantastic light. I agree about it being just a bit tight.

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks all; appreciate it a lot. Here is a repost with more space on top...

[denise ippolito]

Looks great Indranil!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Love the light here Indranil. Repost looks great with the little bit added to the top. Very nice work!