White Ibis on the beach

[woundedmallard]

Hey Everybirdy,

My "amucking" is over and I've amassed over 1500 images to pore over ! I'm sure that'll dwindle down to a couple hundred quickly to say the least.
I took my son to the beach yesterday and ran into a few White Ibis foraging in the surf...
All handheld with the VR off!! That still baffles me.

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[Gale]

Must be some sand fleas in that thar ocean:>)))
Funny to see them on the beach
Good shots

 

[woundedmallard]

Thanks Gale. Yeah they were pickin out the sand fleas, always seemed to have their back to me when they got'm though!

 

[Bolts]

Those first two have got to be two of the most beautifully done photos I've even seen. I love all the whiteness and the way the birds look frozen but the water in the foreground looks fluid.

I can almost feel the water on my knobby ibis knees.

Can you share your settings on those, pretty please, so I can go lay in the sand on the beach for a decade trying to duplicate those shots?

 

[Louis Champan]

Very cool captures Thomas. Don't think I've ever seen them in the surf. Nice job with the exposure on these.

Louie

 

[Glacier]

Wow these are very nice! I don't recall seeing photos of them in the surf either. I agree the whiteness adds a lot to these.

 

[Baxter]

Beautiful shots Thomas.

 

[Flew]

Very good captures Thomas. All very good, but the first two are simply excellent.

 

[woundedmallard]

Thank you everyone for your kind and generous comments! I was rather happy with the results considering the high sun in combination with white subjects. The first 2 images are at f/7.1, 1/2000th @ 185mm. The last 2 images are at 1/2500 and the third image is at 270mm. All are minimally cropped and just a touch of sliders in ACR.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[keirin]

Those are really terrific. Nice job on the whole set.

 

[bfjr]

I really like the look of these :wink:

 

[woundedmallard]

Thanks Keirin and Ben, appreciate you stopping in.

 

[PEPPER PETE]

Great shots Thomas. I would sure like to see some Ibis in my neck of the woods.
Pete

 

[Jose Suro]

Great shots Thomas! The second one is outstanding. Very well done.

Best,

Jose