Sky Wars

Gallery: AvianPosted July 8, 2011160 views14 comments

Down at Reddingtom beach the black Skimmers are taking the babies down to the waterresulting in some major defensive action. I got a few good action frames but this one was the sharpest.
1DMIII 300 mm 2.8 L lens w 1.4 x
ISO 320 f6.3 @1/4000 HH
About 60%of original

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Cool action and well exposed, very nice job capturing this dogfight Cheryl.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on July 8, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Well done, Cheryl!

I love the action and getting both birds sharp is a real feat.

I can't imagine having enough light to shoot at 1/4000th.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 312 Posts, 600 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on July 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM

Great action and good work getting both birds in focus. I haven't had much success capturing the skimmer skirmishes, so I'm envious.

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Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on July 9, 2011 at 4:04 AM

Great action, with beaks open and eyes focussed on each other.
Well captured. The image seems a little cool / blueish to me, but otherwise lovely.
Thx for sharing
Jef

Registered on February 5, 2011, 21 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 9, 2011 at 7:32 AM

Thanks.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 9, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Really like the fighting postures of both skimmers Cheryl. Both birds look sharp and this tough exposure looks good.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM

Cool! More wonderful Skimmers! And more jealously that I've never seen them, much less got a truly awesome action shot like this!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 9, 2011 at 2:12 PM

Perfect action capture, Cheryl.

Maybe on a glacier on a bright summer day I'd have enough light up here in Alaska to shoot f6.3 at 1/4000 and ISO320. Wow.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 9, 2011 at 10:32 PM

Great action shot with detail and sharpness that are really hard to do. Definitely a good example of your fine work.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 9, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Superb action, Cheryl. I love the open beaks and the way the wings and tails are spread.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 10, 2011 at 2:04 PM

I like the action in this one Cheryl! Great job getting this one!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 10, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Awesome behavior action photo Cheryl!!! Excellent detail and wing positions. I'm curious how this would look in a vertical format, could be another cover photo.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 11, 2011 at 1:22 AM

Excellent, not easy to get both in focus and to capture the precise moment of contact like this. Exposure is very good as well. With that background it would be possible to add canvas if you wanted; I'd also suggest a vertical composition.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 25, 2011 at 7:36 AM

What Terry said...and I second the awesome part

Well done!

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