With a high tide I and a bunch of weeds making life difficult, I went into the groves looking for reds/snook. I threw the kitchen sink at them and obviously my presentation was off or I was fishing the wrong holes/areas, but it was goose eggs for me. To add a bit of insult to injury I had an osprey land about 10 feet from me and took off with a nice 17-18" trout. At that point I knew the gig was up and threw in the towel.
So I switched to plan D (plans A, B and C didn't work out so hot) - photography. With a 135mm lens I knew I had to get close, and every time I did the Osprey or Ibis took off. I manged to get one decent shot of a Spoonbill and only after purposely I woke him up did I manage to get a shot.
It wasn't the best shot, but made up for the fishing.
I was able to test out a variety of boats (a separate thread for later) and meet up with some folks to add faces to cyber-aliases. Always a good thing.
Regardless below is an OK shot. I liked the colors (perhaps a bit over saturated), and emphasize the bird/color by making everything else B&W. I probably should invest in a longer lens, but it'll probably be a kayak first.
I couldn't recall seeing any Spoonbills on the South side of Tampa; so I spent a bit more time on these guys.
1/250, 5.6, 135mm, ISO 100. Canon T2i.
