Black Skimmers

Gallery: AvianPosted May 13, 2010266 views20 comments

Not the typical angle for skimmers, but the comp is one of my favorites.

50D, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/400 sec, f5.6, ISO 400, ground pod

David
South Louisiana

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on May 13, 2010 at 11:18 PM

David, This is really cool. Love the low perspective and the flanking OOF background birds. Will you just look at that beak.....WOW. I had no idea it was that razor thin. Looks very bulky from the side. Very sharp as well. Love it, Love it, Love it!!!

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Comment posted by mark cillo on May 13, 2010 at 11:23 PM

Wow! Very creative image! Nice work

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 14, 2010 at 1:06 AM

They look like jets waiting to take off, heat shimmer from the engines. Very cool.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 14, 2010 at 4:56 AM

This is super cool David

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on May 14, 2010 at 7:08 AM

David, Very nice low and perspective. The 2 OOF Skimmers add nicely to the scene. Well done.

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Comment posted by Onno de Rover on May 14, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Yep... stunning picture. I like pictures that bring you to a halt and this is one of them. Technique, angle, composition all perfect.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 14, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Outstanding, David! I had the same feeling of Gary.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 14, 2010 at 12:02 PM

A very interesting and effective composition. Always nice to see something unique like this.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on May 14, 2010 at 2:02 PM

This is an image from May '09,,,,,I don't remember having posted it here, but I may have. It's also on my website if anyone has visited there. I'm in the process of printing some of my favorite images and decided to process it for posting while I was at it.

Thanks for the feedback,,,,,,,David

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 14, 2010 at 2:20 PM

It looks like they are being cleared for take-off!

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on May 14, 2010 at 2:24 PM

Great composition David with a bit of out of the box feel. I like it!!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on May 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Really cool!!!

D&L

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 14, 2010 at 5:28 PM

fantastic comp and low angle, David. I can see why this would be a favorite.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 14, 2010 at 6:42 PM

Great low angle , nice dof

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on May 14, 2010 at 7:55 PM

David, this is very good. I love the DOF and POV nice job!!!.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 14, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Very nice comp here.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 15, 2010 at 12:28 AM

Very cool comp, David.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 15, 2010 at 8:47 AM

Unique image David -

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 16, 2010 at 8:08 AM

Love the POV and comp, just spectacular David..
One of a kind, this bird stands alone..if you know what I mean

Well done!

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