A Day at the Beach

I watched this heron(?) fly back an forth along the surf for about

15 minutes.

Robert, Yep, This is the shot I would have been very exicited to have captured. Good composition with flight surfaces shown, sharp subject and minimal background distractions. If your picture taking ethics don't reject on principle a little Photo Shop editing, think about slight background motion blurring and overall colour balancing. 6/6 I hope that you are not offended by these few suggestions and quick rendered sample.

 

Crisp focus. can be cropped for more emphasis of subject. As suggested ny Greg, a few tweaks especially levels will vastly improve the impact of an excellent capture.