On a recent early morning shoot at Sandy Point Park near Annapolis Md., I arrived at 5:00am to set up for some landscape images of rocks on this Chesapeake Bay beach. Over the past year, I have been trying to find a theme for my photography that makes me happy. I really like landscapes and nature -particularly bird photography. When I am out looking for birds I typically carry my long lens and I try to concentrate on all the tips I learned about composition, and catching the action and “mood’ of the birds. Coastal landscape shots require a different set of skills. Today was a day for landscape work until……
After setting up my camera and tripod for some images of rocks on the beach, a lone Sandpiper flew in and positioned himself on a rock right in the center of the composition. He stayed there for about 30 minutes, staring at me from “his” rock. I suppose the lesson is - “put some birds in your landscapes dummy”. Anyway, here is what we came up with that morning. - Bill
