Photographer’s Note
I spent some days on Anna Maria Island in Tampa Bay. One afternoon, we went to the beach and there were a lot of seagulls, herons, egrets, sand pipers and this bird (I don't know what he's called). I intended to make a shot of the bord and its reflection and I was lucky enough to catch him with fish in his beak. I focused the shot on the bird and it was originally horizontal, but I though there was too much empty space on the sides so I decided to crop it. Slightly sharpened.
Anna Maria island is a small island in Tampa Bay, about ine hour and a half by car from Tampa airport. It is a quiet place were you can spend some time to rest or to go to the beach and enjoy seascapes, seabords and some nice seafood. We stayed at Holmes beach, but you can also visit Bradenton, Sarasota and it's famous Saint Armand's circle, a small 5th avenue type street with famous designer stores.
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fightingillini
(213) 2008-11-10 10:03
Yvonne,
This is a really cool shot-looks like you were really close and you caught it at the perfect time. The birds reflection is pretty cool too.
Maybe this bird is a stilt? I'll try and look it up later.
Bill
WelshTraveller
(352) 2008-11-10 12:15
Hi Yvonne
Execellent shot with lots of detail and reflection. Great view of the fish.
TFS
David
Photo Information
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Copyright: Yvonne Becker (smash2707)
(2516) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-10-19
- Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
- Exposure: f/3.5, 1/1600 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-11-10 10:00








