Shore Birds from June 2023 — Diary of an Automation Junkie

I’m in my usual New Year’s should-I-buy-a-new-camera conundrum (the answer is ‘no’). I went looking for some of my best bird shots from this summer when I went out on my kayak to get closer to the birds. After so many disappointing shots with poor sharpness, I was determined to get closer so I could crop less. The result was predictably great. Proving that more than a new camera or lens, the best bang-for-buck is working on getting closer to the subject. Having more usable pixels in the shot is the best way to improve the quality.

For some reason I forgot to publish these photos over the summer, so I’m dropping them here now so I can find them in the future.