Photo of the Day! Ruddy Turnstone

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14e II, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/2000, +2/3ev, SB800

I really miss being on the beach with my camera right now, so I thought I would post a photo from my Florida trip. I only had one chance to shoot a Ruddy Turnstone, but I think I made the most of it. One thing I learned while shooting on the beach it to bring a flash and shoot at least +1/3 of a stop to get the nice soft colors in the background to show.

Photo of the Day! First Photo from Florida

Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 w/TC14 @420mm, f5.6, ISO 400, 1/2500

Today I had my first chance at photographing birds along the shore. I woke up early to walk the beach. About 2 steps on the beach I found this little guy laying in a footprint. I'll have to check to make the on the ID later this week, but I believe its a Ruddy Turnstone.