Sanderlings at Sunset
Uploaded: March 01, 2013 06:53:17
An evening at Boca Grande. My these little guys move fast. Category: Animals
Exif: f/10, 1/250 second, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 200mm
Monnie Ryan March 01, 2013
Wow - this is just beautiful, Mitch! #1517067William C. Raco March 01, 2013
Excellent capture of the golden light, surf and the birdsGail Sullivan March 01, 2013
Gorgeous lighting, Mitch! #10591639Jeff Robinson March 01, 2013
Outstanding - Great light, comp and wildlife capture! #10591719Colette M. Metcalf March 01, 2013
Love it!! Wonderful capture, Mitch!!! #10592090Joy Rector March 02, 2013
love this capture #10592982Candice C. Calhoun March 02, 2013
Glorious golden hour portrait of these speedy little birds! LOVE it!ccc #10592993
Leslie McLain March 04, 2013
Fantastic capture and golden light, Mitch. #10596403Chris Budny March 20, 2013
Such gorgeous light on these cute birds! #10617386Mitch Spence March 24, 2013
Thank you, Monnie, Bill, Gail, Jeff, Colette, Joy, Candice, Leslie, and Chris. #10622094Dayna Cain March 24, 2013
This is a fantastic capture Mitch. The lighting and composition are perfect. #10622413Michelle Alton April 03, 2013
They do appear to be on a MISSION! Wonderful capture and image, and big CONGRATULATIONS, Mitch, on POTD! #10639761Katarina Mansson April 03, 2013
Gorgeous sight perfectly captured in beautiful light! Congratulations on your POTD Mitch! #10639764William C. Raco April 03, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch!Mary K. Robison April 03, 2013
Fantastic "golden hour" capture, Mitch! Love that foaming surf.MELODIE C. ROBERTS April 03, 2013
Wooooo HooooCongratulations Mitch!!
A beautiful POTD!! #10639839
Joy Rector April 03, 2013
congrats on the POTD #10639851Tammy M. Anderson April 03, 2013
Beautiful POTD. Congrats, Mitch. #10639860Gord MacEachern April 03, 2013
Big congrats on this wonderful POTD Mitch!! #10639869Melinda F. Schneider April 03, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch, on this fantastic POTD! Way to go!! #10639875Leslie McLain April 03, 2013
Congrats on a beautiful POTD, Mitch. #10639892Carol Flisak April 03, 2013
Wonderful image, Mitch... terrific light and timing... they are quick! Congrats on your POTD! #10639936Kathryn Wesserling April 03, 2013
What a special moment you captured, Mitch. It's a beautiful POTD. #10639946Dayna Cain April 03, 2013
A beautiful POTD Mitch! Congrats! #10639958Stefania Barbier April 03, 2013
Congeats on your gorgeous POTD! #10639961Susan Jane Allen April 03, 2013
Congrats on your POTD, Mitch! Just love the light! #10639966Nancy Marie Ricketts April 03, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch, on your superb POTD! #10639967Chris Budny April 03, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch, on POTD! #10639996Terry Cervi April 03, 2013
Congrats on your beautiful POTD, Mitch! #10640012Bob Cournoyer April 03, 2013
Woot Woot!!!!! #10640015Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 03, 2013
Huge congratulations Mitch. A difficult capture, so well done. #10640026Martha R. Mazon April 03, 2013
Fantastic image, Mitch, with excellent lighting, lines, implied movement, and mood! Congratulations on a wonderful POTD!! #10640039Cesar J. La Rosa April 03, 2013
Beautiful photograph, Mitch!!! Perfect composition and lighting, and a very well-deserved POTD.Susan Williams April 03, 2013
Beautiful image and amazing capture of these fast-moving birs. Well-deserved POTD! Congratulations! #10640058Debra R. Harder April 03, 2013
This is great lighting....and excellent timing, of course! Huge congratulations, Mitch, on your superb POTD!!!! #10640078JO ANN CLEVELAND April 03, 2013
WOOOOOOO HOOOOO!Big congrats on this awesome image for at POTD Mitch!
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Michele Peterson April 03, 2013
Mitch, this is just fabulous! The light is incredible, and the waves chasing the birds is perfect. Congratulations on your POTD today!! #10640110Nancy L. Green April 03, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS Mitch on this wonderful POTD!!! <>< #10640122Nikki McDonald April 03, 2013
Beautiful light, Mitch, and the focus on those scurrying little sanderlings is perfect. Love the light and color on the wave across the top, too. Congratulations on the POTD. #10640128Ellen Hodges April 03, 2013
Huge congrats on a fantastic POTD, Mitch!! #10640160Dr Silly April 03, 2013
Congratulations Mitch on your wonderful POTD. :O)Eivor Kuchta April 03, 2013
Beautiful light! Congratulations on your POTD, Mitch! #10640297Daniella Puente April 03, 2013
Congratulations on your POTD Mitch, well done! #10640304Colette M. Metcalf April 03, 2013
A Big congrats to you on your POTD!!!! #10640323Phyllis H. Burchett April 03, 2013
Congrats on this wonderful POTD Mitch! #10640434Jeff Robinson April 03, 2013
Congrats Mitch on this Fantastic POTD!! #10640519Susan M. Smith April 03, 2013
Superb job, Mitch! There is so much to enjoy at Boca Grande and it looks like you captured some of that with fantastic lighting. Congrats on your POTD! #10640648Cathy Barrows April 03, 2013
congrats....love the light #10640702Usman M. Bajwa April 03, 2013
Huge CONGRATZ on the POTD Mitch. Awesome light and timing!!!UB. #10640708
Michael Umbreit April 03, 2013
Congratulations Mitch on your POTD! #10640757Terry A. Stoa April 03, 2013
Great photo, Mitch - congrats on the POTD selection. #10640774Laura E. Swan April 03, 2013
Mitch this is awesome! That lighting is what put this already excellent image over the top! Such an original, crisp, well deserved Gold POTD!-Laura :D #10640818
Cindy Bendush April 04, 2013
Beautiful Mitch! Big congrats on your POTD! #10640887Nadia Paul April 04, 2013
Beautiful capture with gorgeous light - congrats Mitch! #10640942Emile Abbott April 04, 2013
Well timed and love the light. Congrats Mitch on your POTD #10641210Amanda D. Austwick April 04, 2013
Love these guys and the lighting. Congratulations Mitch on this great POTD! #10641254Anita Hogue April 04, 2013
Oh, what an awesome image! Congratulations on your POTD! #10641470Richard D. Love April 10, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch. Beautiful light and perfect timing!Rick #10647752
Tammy Espino April 28, 2013
Congrats Mitch on your super finalist!!:) #10670901Nancy Marie Ricketts April 28, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch, on your superb Finalist! #10671536Stefania Barbier April 29, 2013
congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! #10672418Martha R. Mazon April 29, 2013
Congratulations on this and all your wonderful finalists, Mitch! #10673267Debra R. Harder April 29, 2013
I suspect this will have another GOLD badge underneath it soon, Mitch! Love this! Huge congratulations on all your wonderful finalists!!! #10673469Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 29, 2013
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy to see this with another award Mitch! #10673611Emile Abbott April 29, 2013
Congratulation on this well deserved finalist, Mitch #10673612Michele Peterson April 29, 2013
I still love this one, and was happy to see it get a finalist! Good luck, I hope it moves on to Gold!! Congratulations! #10673808Martha R. Mazon April 29, 2013
Congratulations on your fabulous winner, Mitch!! #10674674Michele Peterson April 29, 2013
It DID move on to gold!!! Yippee!! #10674760Nancy Marie Ricketts April 29, 2013
Congratulations,Mitch, on your superb GOLD winner! #10674779Tammy Espino April 29, 2013
Congrats on going gold :) #10674782Tammy Espino April 29, 2013
Congrats on going gold :) #10674783Liz blahh April 29, 2013
Congrats on your beautiful winner! #10674789Sylvia Rourke April 29, 2013
Congrats on your gold, those little guys are very hard to photograph...you nailed it Mitch. #10674972Nancy Marie Ricketts April 29, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch on your magnificent GOLD First Place WINNER! #10675057Rona L. Schwarz April 29, 2013
Oh, I just LOVE this one, Mitch! Sorry I missed the POTD, but delighted to see it win more GOLD! I love to shoot shorebirds (these guys are really fast!) and the light on these is marvelous. Have been to Boca Grande, too for pelicans - very special. Huge Congrats on this very favorite Gold Winner! #10675065Nadia Paul April 29, 2013
Congrats on your well deserved win Mitch! #10675169Stefania Barbier April 30, 2013
Congratulations on your wonderful winner! #10675244Dayna Cain April 30, 2013
Congrats Mitch on your amazing win! #10675333Usman M. Bajwa April 30, 2013
Love it each time I see it, Mitch, CONGRATZ on the double Gold!!!UB. #10675458
Monnie Ryan April 30, 2013
Congratulations on your beautiful win, Mitch! #10675750Emile Abbott April 30, 2013
Congratulations Mitch on bringing home the gold with this winner. #10675848JO ANN CLEVELAND April 30, 2013
Awesome 2nd Place winner Mitch!Big congratulations! #10676058
Debra R. Harder April 30, 2013
No surprise here, Mitch! GOLD all the way! Huge congratulations on your outstanding winner!!! Yeah!! #10676156Leslie McLain April 30, 2013
Congrats on a fantastic winner, Mitch. #10676260Tammy M. Anderson April 30, 2013
Wonderful winner. Congrats, Mitch. #10676283Daniella Puente April 30, 2013
Beautiful light and elements Mitch, congrats! #10676285Kathy Salerni April 30, 2013
Congratulation on your outstanding Winner,Mary Beth Aiello April 30, 2013
You couldn't ask for better light, Mitch. Perfection in every way. I LOVE this. Huge congrats. #10676646Claudia Kuhn April 30, 2013
A beautiful winner Mitch, congratulations! #10676744Irene Colling April 30, 2013
Expert photography of this interesting scene.Congratulations on your winning image Mitch. #10676802
Cindy Bendush April 30, 2013
This is such a smile-maker Mitch! Huge congratulations on your gold! #10677120Susan M. Smith April 30, 2013
Not surprised to see this one get gold again! Congratulations Mitch! #10677190Patrick Rouzes April 30, 2013
CONGRATS on your triple awards for this awesome winner, Mitch! WTG, my friend!Gail Sullivan May 02, 2013
A well-deserved win, Mitch! #10679296Joannie Bertucci May 02, 2013
Stunning image Mitch and congrats on your gold badge! :-) #10679845Katarina Mansson May 03, 2013
Love those three beautiful golden birds with those two beautiful golden badges. Congratulations again Mitch! #10680477Renee Doyle May 04, 2013
Great lighting and capture Mitch!! COngratulations on this wonderful winner! #10681853Chris Budny May 07, 2013
Congratulations, Mitch! #10684611Phyllis H. Burchett May 07, 2013
Happy to see this with gold, congrats Mitch! #10685197Carmody Baker May 27, 2013
They do move fast. Great capture Mitch! #10709519Alexandra Hankova July 10, 2013
Delicious light! :-) Very belated congratulations! :-) #10762400Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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