Black skimmer juvenie

[Grace Scalzo]

Went to Nickerson Monday evening for a couple hours. Winds were blowing hard which made for some great flight ops of the juveniles flying and skimming. Hope that you enjoy this "in your face" image.

1/4000, f 6.3, iso800
Canon 1dx, 600f4 + lowered tripod

[Mike Poole]

That is a superb flight shot Grace - really 'in your face' as you mention, great shooting angle. This is one of those occasions where the far wing intersecting the head works, for me there is a subtle difference in the light between head and wing.

My only slight niggle would be some of the brighter specular highlights 45 degrees down from the beak catch my eye but apart from that this is a real beauty

Mike

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose with sharp details. I also like the tight crop you chose

[dankearl]

Wicked pose and intimate perspective, I also would get rid of a few of the speckle highlights...

[William Dickson]

Very nice Grace. I to like the tight crop. Lovely detail on the bird and a great BG.

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Beautiful, sharp, detailed and well-presented.
Thanks for sharing

[gail bisson]

Nice one Grace! Another vote for getting rid of a few of the more prominent speckles!
Love the low POV
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent pose here, and the crashing wave adds a lot to the image. I really like the more in-focus part of the wave peeking in at the extreme lower right corner, a really cool detail!

[Shawn Zierman]

The image is bursting with life! Vibrant light and great action. So solid from all the technical aspects of bird photography. Really sweet "tight" composition. I don't have any ideas for improving this fine photograph.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A good looking juvie and a terrific image full of interest. I love the way Shawn put it - the image is indeed bursting with life.

[David Salem]

This is fantastic Grace! Love the killer details and the cool pose. The water frothing in the BG looks great and I love the tighter comp. Nice work

[Grace Scalzo]

Thanks, BPN friends! I appreciate your suggestion about the highlights. Thought about removing them but then didn't. I'll get rid of just those three in the final version.

[Giovanni Frescura]

Thanks, BPN friends! I appreciate your suggestion about the highlights. Thought about removing them but then didn't. I'll get rid of just those three in the final version.
This is excellent for details and dinanic!

[John Flynn]

Great shot! I love the BG. It makes the image so much more dynamic than a skimmer with a nice, traditional OOF backround.