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Marina Scarr
05-19-2009, 11:35 AM
If you are not ready for this behavior, the action will be over before you even raise your camera...in about 3 seconds. So, it's important to watch for the mating rituals which occur before the copulation begins. You can usually tell the male from the female bc their beaks are longer. The females normally lay their eggs within 48 hours of "consummation." This was photographed at 7:47pm just as the sun was setting.

Canon 50D, Canon 400DO F4 IS
F5.6, 1/800sec, ISO 400, manual
Handheld while sitting in the sand

C & C always welcomed and appreciated,
Stu Bowie
05-19-2009, 12:57 PM
Marina, well timed to capture the "action". Sweet afternoon light, and I like the colours in this. The debris in the shadows are a bit distracting.
Mike Lentz
05-19-2009, 01:44 PM
Three seconds ya say?! :( I like the light and the pose of the birds.
I might be inclined to clone out the small grasses behind the large outstretched wing.
Ramon M. Casares
05-19-2009, 02:21 PM
I would try a bit more USM, but other than that, this one is stunning! Grear light, superb poses, expsoure, BG and ambient, I wish for a little more room in fron of them, but I guess there was not much that could be done. Big congratulastions!
Octavio Campos Salles
05-19-2009, 02:23 PM
Wonderful light and moment, even if only for 3 seconds, lol....
Axel Hildebrandt
05-19-2009, 02:23 PM
Great capture of this moment. I like the light and setting and would sharpen the birds more.
Brutus Ostling
05-19-2009, 04:00 PM
Great capture. And it takes time to get those shots. How often do they do it in a day? It's so differrent, kestrels I worked with makes it 20 times a day, the rollers I have just been working with do it 3-4 times per day - and unfortunately they are shy, so you need a hide.:D
Aidan Briggs
05-19-2009, 05:36 PM
Wonderful light, and action. Maybe someday I'll make it down to Florida. It seems to me that the reds have lost some detail.
Paul Marcellini
05-19-2009, 06:21 PM
Great light and timing. I like it as is Marina.
Dave Barnes
05-20-2009, 12:09 AM
Tender moment captured in sweet light. Works well for me.
Gavin Spooner
05-20-2009, 11:17 AM
Marina:

Light and action are great.

On my monitor the bird looks a little soft (eyes and beak) but the streak of sand is sharp. thought it might be motion blur but 1/800 should be good enough to stop that.
Background is a bit of a distraction.

Sorry I haven't touched base, always busy here. Hopefully I'll get a chance with the skimmers this weekend sometime before more crazy work time.

cheers
Gavin