My favorite shorebirds are the adorable, spunky sanderlings who run around the edges of the surf chasing their supper. They always appear to be animated and almost cartoon-like.
I started with the Sunny f/16 rule but changed the shutterspeed to stop some wave action and forgot to return it to 1/200. This photo would have been a bit brighter had I done so.
200 mm lens
ISO 200
f/16
1/500
SOOC
They ARE cute! As for brightening- that’s what Aperture 3 is for! I’m always impressed with what you get SOOC! Have fun!