Black Skimmer

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed on Long Island a few days ago early in the morning. I find the lower mandible pretty long.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/113334792/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/8, EC +0.33, ISO 400

[Ramon M. Casares]

It does look longer than usual, still, amazing pose, amazing light, amazing BG, exposure, detail, colors and comp. Big congratulations!

[Kobus Tollig]

Great shot well done on this. Great exposure and comp and sharp well done

[Grace Scalzo]

Only positives to comment on here, the ocean is the perfect background.

[Lorant Voros]

I can only agree the others here. Very nice one Axel.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

I love it. Nice wing pose and expo control. Could not be better. I wish I was there.

Szimi

[Charles Wesley]

Axel,

That's an amazing under bite. It must be a genetic aberration IMO. Know more about human dental problems than animals.

Your photo is outstanding in so many ways as others stated.

Thanks for sharing.
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL

[Dave Barnes]

Nice comp, good eye detail/contact, well exposed, good feather detail, good light and flight angle.
I think it has it all.

[Stu Bowie]

It looks like you had fun with the skimmers. I like the comp, well placed in the frame, well exposed on both the whites and the blacks, and you have brought out the eye nicely. Lovely softer colours in the BG too.

[Harshad Barve]

Absolute stunner

Harshad

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice light, wing´s pose and eye contact. Composition is perfect IMO and I love the BG