My friend and I were exploring the beach on a cloudy summer day. It was low-tide. We had just finished photographing various crustaceans and sea stars. Large boulders dotted the shore as we made our way across the sand. There is so much to see at low tide. For predators, it is a time to hunt and feast.
We had ventured to opposite sides of a tidal pool when a heron took flight. In a few wing beats it crossed the water in front of my friend. The heron's trajectory suggested it was headed towards a barnacle-speckled boulder directly in front of me. In seconds I changed my shutter speed in anticipation to catch the motion of the bird as it touched down.