Skimming Skimmer W/repost

Gallery: AvianPosted September 26, 2011380 views16 comments

I liked how this little guy was skimming ,flying and running all at once. I think he was chewing gum too.
Canon 1DMIII 300mm 2.8L
ISO 400 7.1 @1/2500
removed a piece of seaweed small crop

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Cheryl, This is great! Have never seen a skimmer running before - excellent pose, perfect exposure, great angle and LOVE the water!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 26, 2011 at 2:07 PM

Nice sharp unique action shot and compisition.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on September 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Perfect wing position. Nice to have the bird facing you. All around excellent image.
May

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 26, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Cute! All it needs is training wheels.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on September 26, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Nice sharp action Cheryl. I might take some off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 26, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Great sharpness on this one Cheryl. Love the setting. I too might remove some of the OOF FG. Overall a great image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 26, 2011 at 5:50 PM

Neat! The running component is very interesting.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on September 26, 2011 at 5:59 PM

This is what I've ended up with.I'm happy with the pan

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 26, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Very cool, love the running pose, I think the repost nails it.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 27, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Well done - a different look at a Skimmer! Love it.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 27, 2011 at 7:31 AM

Love this running/skimming action and the excellent POV Cheryl.
I think the pano really suits this image also..
Well done!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 27, 2011 at 7:42 AM

Wonderful image Cheryl, I like the repost best but both are excellent.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 27, 2011 at 11:57 AM

Wonderful image and composition, great timing to get this. I like how the shoreline intersects with the wings so the background is not distracting at all to the skimmer action, very cool, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Congrats on a sweet EP!
LOVE this position, great colours and detail, and very cool BG.
Sandyt

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 6, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Don't know how I missed this one before, but real pleased to have the opportunity now and see that it's been deservedly awarded the WP, wonderful capture Cheryl, congratulations! :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 7, 2011 at 12:45 AM

Congrats Cheryl

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