Sooty Oyster Catchers

[Alan]

Haematopus fuliginosus. Some old ones. Birds in the Landscape

#1


#2


#3


#4

[Sully]

I would have put these in the 'seascape' section .... beautiful shots of the water

[HansE]

Lucky to see so many good pictures here. Great fun! Better than sex now that I'm 70+

[loose cannon]

All good, the first is exquisite.

The tiny shadows of the birds add so much to the image for me. Sometimes it really is the small things that lift an image up a notch or three

[wigz]

All good, although I agree they are more seascape than birds - not that it matters. #2 and #3 are my favourites.

[avkomp]

I agree that these are more seascape pix than bird pix, however........
in the first pic it is probably let down by the shorebreak going thru the line of the birds. proabably works with or without the birds
2nd shot well framed by the curve in the rock, 3rd bird in the background is a major bummer though.
3rd shot is an image of layers and works well good work
4th shot too much black imho. think you could crop off the bottom a bit so there is only black left and right. even clone out the remaining black on rhs after that if you wanted, but probably not necessary
cos it feels stronger to me without the overpowering blacks. solitary bird without all the backs. well done

[Alan]

Thanks everyone for comments and suggestions