Three Stooges, Folly Beach, SC, USA. Wildlife photograph by Pam DeChellis, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, September 2022

Finalist Wildlife · September 2022

Three Stooges

Three Stooges was captured on Folly Beach at the county park end of the beach. As the tide was going out, I was watching the sanderlings speed along the ocean's edge, back and forth with the ebb and flow of the water. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw a bunch of these little guys hanging out on some rocks. As the water splashed over the rocks they would jump to a higher rock to avoid getting wet. Well...except for the "Three Stooges," who remained on these rocks as the ocean splashed around them. For the best lighting, I had to actually get in the water and knelt down to their level to get the best capture. Needless to say I got wet!! But it was well worth it for this fun shot of the sanderlings playing on the rocks!

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Finalist — Wildlife, September 2022
Location
Folly Beach, SC, USA
Camera
NIKON D500
Focal length
250mm
Shutter
1/2500s
Aperture
f/10
ISO
ISO 800
  • beach
  • birds
  • ocean
  • sanderlings
  • splash
  • waves
  • wildlife