Spangled Skimmer

[Ken Childs]

Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS @ 400mm
Av mode
1/500"
F7.1
ISO: 200
LR & CS3

It was windy so I needed a faster SS and the subject was relatively flat so I thought I could use a larger aperture than normal. It almost worked. Just the tips of the wings appear to be OOF.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

I like the square crop. Nice details and perch. BG works well.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful sharp details and I like seeing the topside view. Colors are really neat! I might tone down the end of the perch so it doesn't draw your eye. Very nicely done Ken.:)

[Adrian David]

Beautiful image! Everything is working for me!I like the the background color.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wonderful shot, the wings show beautiful veination - did you use a polariser? I have recently got a Hoya Digital Polariser but I must confess I think the effect is minimal.

[Julie Kenward]

You did very well at thinking through your image, Ken! You're right in that you only missed the very edges of the wingtips and even then I had to go back and look again. ;) I wonder what a little more separation between the BG and the body tones would look like? I pushed the levels white slider to 207 and it brought the grey BG up a bit - you might try it and see what you think.

[Ken Childs]

You were right, Jules. It looks better with the lighter BG.

[Julie Kenward]

I like them both, Ken. They both work really well!

[Cheryl Flory]

I like them both, but prefer the lighter background. beautiful beautiful colors! just wish you could see the face too.