Sanderlings - East Coast, USA

Silhouette of a flock of Sanderlings flying over the ocean:

Sanderlings ( Calidris alba ) in-flight - Tri-state area, East Coast, USA
Photograph captured using following settings: 1/640 s, f/4, ISO 100

It was fun to photograph this scene but even more interesting was the editing. As I was getting ready to post-process it, I thought to myself, this will be an easy and quick edit. Few tweaks here and there and it was time for cropping. And this is where I hit a speed bump✋ The more I zoomed in, the more I saw. I could create many photographs out of just this one image. I ended up playing with a crop tool for over 30 minutes😁🙈

Here are just a few examples:

Close-up of a flock of Sanderlings flying with a warm orange / yellow sky in the background - NJ, NY, CT

I think, I like the second image the most. What do you think?

For sure, I will be taking more of this kind of shots this season 😁

Have a great weekend!

This particular shot was taken at the location described on page 38 of my guide: https://www.greggard.com/location-guides/shorebirds-tri-state-nj-ny-ct-photography-ebook

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