As many of you know, I had an arm injury and was unable to hold my camera for a few months. This curtailed my usual visits to Nickerson Beach for the mating and nesting seasons. I'm slowly building my arm back and am able to shoot off a tripod and have been doing so for about a month. Thursday I headed to Nickerson Beach with confidence that I could take the level of activity that this wonderful shore bird rockery brings. As usual one never knows which way to face as there is action everywhere so I chose backgrounds based on the lighting and wind and work the location while kneeling behind my tripod. This set was taken on the wet sand where the waves just stop allowing me to have the ocean as a background and the wind and sun behind me.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Immature Black Skimmer
X-H2SNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens500mmf/5.61/2400s800 ISO0.0 EV
2) Laughing Gull
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3) Immature Black Skimmer
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4) Sandpiper
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5) American Oystercatcher food exchange
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6) Tern exiting the sea with a fish
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7) Immature American Oystercatcher preening at sunset
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8) Tern with fish
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9) Sandpiper landing
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10) Black Skimmer over the sea
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Incredible shore action nicely capture Morris. Beautiful lighting and composition! Love the action shots, but #5 and #7 resonate the most for me due to the unique lighting and overall content...especially 7.
johnohio wrote:
Beauties Morris. Love the way you used the soft pretty light.
John
Thank you John,
My trip was timed to get that light
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Good to see you back in action Morris. These are all really beautiful with that soft light but 5,6, and 7 really stand out for me. Excellent !
Gary
Thank you Gary,
It feels so good to be out shooting again. I can see why you made those picks
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Tyr-Sog wrote:
really nice work here!
Thank you Tyr-Sog
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Pinballgov wrote:
Great set
Bill
Thank you Bill
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krushnyc wrote:
great shots
Thank you Krush
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Lightsearcher wrote:
Beautiful set Morris.
Marcelo
Thank you Marcelo
Great to hear from you
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kdacharya wrote:
wonderful series, Morris. my picks are the OCs. voted
Thank you KD,
There are a lot of them again. It's taken years for them to recover from Sandy
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George Welch wrote:
Outstanding set, Morris - No. 7 is to die for.
Best of luck to a successful recovery.
Cheers
George
Thank you George,
I'm well on my way back to normal
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Erictator wrote:
Wonderful set Morris, you haven't lost a step... now go easy on that joint keep on keeping on.
Eric
Thank you Eric,
I am pacing my self. It's so tempting to shoot every day yet I can't
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jcnemy wrote:
Incredible shore action nicely capture Morris. Beautiful lighting and composition! Love the action shots, but #5 and #7 resonate the most for me due to the unique lighting and overall content...especially 7.
Thank you JC,
It's rare timing to get a photo like 7
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Chuck Eklund wrote:
A great series Morris. Number 6 is superb.
Thank you Chuck,
I'm fond of that one as well
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Karl Witt wrote:
Inspiring set to get to the beach and enjoy the surf and light and birds! Really a lovely set of images, much enjoyed these Morris
Karl
Thank you Karl,
It's great being on the beach again and getting to see the birds up close like this is very special
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
Happy to hear your getting better, keeping it going.
Beautiful set and you positioned yourself well with the sun and win behind you.
Chris S.
Thank you Chris,
Yes with the sun and wind behind me except for the young OC preening. I'm very happy with my recovery.
These are all top notch....maybe you'll consider using the tripod even once your injury heals....the results speak for themselves! Yes, you might miss a few but in the long run, your body will thank you.
Eric
RKnecht wrote:
Great set Morris. You continue to amaze me with the diversity you capture at this location.
Thank you Rich,
It's an amazing place. I saw whales a couple hundred yards from shore the other day.
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eyelaser wrote:
These are all top notch....maybe you'll consider using the tripod even once your injury heals....the results speak for themselves! Yes, you might miss a few but in the long run, your body will thank you.
Eric
