Black Skimmer

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Since I just moved and am living closer to Long Island now, I went on a trip to Nickerson Beach yesterday. It's been nice to meet Roman.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/101189180/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1600s, f/8, ISO 400

[Doug Brown]

Nicely done Axel!

[Jasper Doest]

Excellent capture Axel....good job on the exposure here! Perhaps a bit tight, but I'd love to get be able to get something like this. I'm looking forward to see more from this location in the future.

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Very nice Axel, great pose, good exposure and a nice catchlight in the eye. Maybe a little bit tight on the left and on top.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice image Axel, I do enjoy the eye contact and the wing up!
I wonder how it would looks with more room on top.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Axel,
I was nice meeting you (and Beth) yesterday at Nickerson. I sure was fun going after the skimmers. I'm fine with the comp as I tend to prefer them tight! Excellent control on the exposure!

[Arthur Morris]

Fantastic. A bit more room in front might work. Wonderful sharpness, pose, and light.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Axel,

Excellent eye contact and details. Extremely sharp and the exposure in on the money. Excellent work!

[Dean Ingwersen]

:eek::eek::eek: You guys are killing me these skimmer shots...wish we had something like that in Oz to photograph. Seriously cool image...great exp, sharp as, and that eye contact is killer. Agree that a bit more room in front could add to it too. Wow!!