Mark me down with #3 as well. Must of been a challenge to get a shutter speed slow enough to blur the wave a bit but still freeze the birds. Really magnificent.
Thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback. I guess if i can produce one image a month that i'm happy with as a part time shooter, that can be a good goal. Of all the images I've made in 2017, there's only a few that I'd be willing to share here.
Also, for anyone wanting the backstory to the #3, here's the writeup I did for Washington Nature Conservancy on it:
