Went down to the water district ponds looking for a Snowy Plover, and whatever else I could turn up. The Snowy is considered a uncommon species and on the decline out here. Did see it but no good images. The Western Sandpipers were active and accommodating. I liked the calm dark water in this shot. Processed in Lightroom and some content aware in Photoshop to remove an annoying reflection in the upper right corner. Cropped more the 50%.
Nikon D7100, f8 @1/1250, ISO-800, Nikkor Lens 200-500 @500 mm
@Vanessa_Hill@Dennis_Plank@Mark_Muller@peter …Thanks for your comments , they are always much appreciated. And you know, I posted the wrong version of the image. I re-posted with the Photoshop content aware edits for the upper right corner annoying highlights and took down highlights on the glistening beak. I think they do make a subtle difference in the final viewing. The second image was the intended post.
Terrific light and a nice overall atmosphere. Although I would have like the first image as presented, I would go for the 2nd one after having seen it. Well done ! Cheers, Hans