Ruddy Turnstone

Not much too this shot, just a close-cropped portrait of a remarkable approachable subject. He was actually picking his way around a fish cleaning station on a dock, so it was clear he was used to people. This photo was captured as he gaze out onto the bay from the edge of the dock. The shoulder is a tad overexposed (though I was at ISO 400), but I liked the detail on the face enough to hang onto the frame. We don't often get to see the marbled face this well, so there's that.

Jones Beach, Nassau County, New York, 8/7/19
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 500