Surf and Birds

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Bayard]

1. Nice shots, Peggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thanks so much, dear Bayard! ♥

[elleng]

2. Great, Peg!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks so much, dear elleng! ♥

[AndyS]

5. The birds always face the same direction.

I think next time I get a shot like this I'll isolate just one bird and flip the direction in post. Think anyone would notice that one bird?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. I've never consciously noticed that......until now, that is!

Well, now that you've told us, I will notice!

[SheltieLover]

6. Gorgeous!

Ty for sharing, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! Glad you like it. My pleasure to share! ♥

[SheltieLover]

11. 😊

[Skittles]

8. like that

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I'm glad you do, my dear Skittles! Thanks. ♥

[George McGovern]

12. Nice contrast between the foamy-foam surf stretching across the frame and

the sea birds sort of clustered in the wet sand. Did you take these photos from different locations? Or maybe it just looks that way. Very peaceful, relaxing post.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thanks so much, my dear George!

I was actually in the same place, but facing north for the first photo, and south for the sea gull photo.

They do have a very different vibe! But it was all on the same beach.

[Diamond_Dog]

14. Wow, beautiful shots, Peggy!

I like how you cropped them, too.

I can just feel the salty spray! Lovely! I could sit and watch the ocean forever.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I did do some judicious cropping, which turned slightly ordinary photos into some rather better ones, if I do say so myself!

Cropping is something I really enjoy doing. I have cropped photos that I wasn't sure would be any good, and found myself astonished at how good they really were.

[Diamond_Dog]

16. I know what you mean!

Cropping can really make a huge difference in a photo. I enjoy playing around with it, too..