Black Skimmer

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Nickerson Beach, NY.

I was too close so cropped the image to make a pleasing image.

Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500 600 f/4
1/5000 sec; f/4.0; ISO 1600
Manual; Matrix metering




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge and Burn selectively
No Cloning.




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

[Arthur Morris]

Nice and sharp. I'd prefer the wings fully up and a crop from the bottom to more of a pano.

with love, artie

[David Roach]

Best eye on flying skimmer EVER... TFS

[Aditya Sridhar]

Very nice take on a Skimmer in flight, Krishna. The prey is very nice and adds interest. The exposure is perfect. I agree totally with Artie's suggestion of a pano crop. I think it would balance the image sweetly. Great job!

[John Mack]

The crop works very well here. Bet you wished that fish was facing the other way.

[Dorian Anderson]

The exposure and details are lovely, and the fish adds nice behavioral interest. That said, I'm not a huge fan of the missing wings or tail. The pose doesn't set up well for a headshot, so you're kinda stuck with this truncation.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ditto Artie, plus of course the fish had to pint away eh! Good details. A fun problem when birds get too close....