Flight of Four

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2011279 views24 comments

Weather was supposed to be dismale in the morning at Bolsa Chica but from sunrise to 8:30 it was beautiful. Set up on my favorite spot on a bridge to catch some skimmers. I captured this flight of four and thought the subtle reflection of the clouds and skimmers plus the wing positions of the outside vs. the inside skimmers was nice. The skimmer activity is picking up but no real skimming efforts yet in the reserve.

Fairly large crop.

C & Cs are appreciated.
05-16-2011 6:30 a.m.
Canon 7D
EF 300 2.8L
Exp Comp = none
F/3.5
1/1600
ISO 250
Handheld

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 17, 2011 at 11:07 AM

Initially thought its was some sort of calligraphy ..Patterns and designs are my kind of images ....and here Harry ..I have to congratulate you to have got this perfect, and am sure you would have got a frame before and after ...and thats something I would love to see ...Well done !!

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on May 17, 2011 at 11:20 AM

Really a neat shot, Harry. A moment in time that you did a great justice. I love it.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 17, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Wonderful natural abstract with the skimmers, I like the wing positions and pano composition, well seen and well done.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 17, 2011 at 12:42 PM

Balan, Here is another in the series I liked. They were a little farther away in this one and I like the narrowing from left to right.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 17, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Gorgeous! Perfect!
I agree with centering them, as you did.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 17, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Beautiful creation and I love the matching poseses.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 17, 2011 at 2:31 PM

Wow! This is awesome, Harry.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 17, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Personally i prefer the symmetry of the first post. indeed both are cool.

cheers, luca

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on May 17, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Very neat, graphic images, Harry. I like the first better with it's wider spacing of the birds.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 17, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Beautiful image, Harry. Love the symmetry and reflection. The colors and sharpness make this a captivating image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 17, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Really good form, Harry. Two wings up, two down and then reflected. Love it.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 17, 2011 at 6:39 PM

All been said.
Excellent.
Makes you look at the thumbnail !
JohnR

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Comment posted by Durwood Edwards on May 17, 2011 at 6:54 PM

Unbelievable! Great timing! The larger image really shows this photo at its best!

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 17, 2011 at 7:10 PM

Absolutely amazing action Harry. The reflections are magnificent.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 17, 2011 at 8:30 PM

Very unique image Harry, you were in the right place at just the right time it seems..
I second all the praise, it's well deserved here!

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 18, 2011 at 1:07 AM

WOW!!! Beautiful image. Wonderful reflections, love the wing position in all birds, and great light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM

Harry ..love both images ....as a photographer looking for patterns, I love the XOOX formation the first image and the triangle tapering to the left you have achieved in the second.

Well Done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Fantastic Harry - glassy surface, reflections and all in focus. Well done

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 18, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Terrific image, very nicely captured !!!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 18, 2011 at 11:08 AM

I like what you like Harry. That and the jaggedness in the wing reflections of the two outside birds.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 18, 2011 at 8:33 PM

Harry,
You really nailed this one. The thumb nail just makes you look at it because you have no idea what it is. The fact that the symetry is perfect makes this a very special image Harry. Even the two outer bird reflections are equally ruffled while the two inner bird reflections are not wavy at all. What I really like is the cloud reflection. That just caps this off perfectly. And to think you got this at Bolsa Chica which almost never has flat water is all the more impressive. I vote for pic of the week!!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 19, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Great shot ! Liked the symmetry a lot.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 20, 2011 at 2:43 AM

A wonderful compostion.

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on May 22, 2011 at 4:11 AM

Harry. Great composition. The image is sharp as expected and well exposed. The smaller image doesn't do the image justice. Well done.

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