INTERACTION is here!!!!!!

[Fabs Forns]

Time for the new project!!! Let's have them, guys :)
Marco Island colony.

Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens (mm): 380
ISO: 500
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/1600

[Troy Lim]

Nice interaction. I guess the 2nd chick behind went hungry on that time?
How long before the chicks can fly?

[Fabs Forns]

Troy, they should be flying by the end of the summer. Impressive sight, with the lighter colors, trying to skim...

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely interaction captured beautifully!! A slightly higer shooting angle could have helped reduce the somewhat distracting oof FG.

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely interaction captured beautifully!! A slightly higer shooting angle could have helped reduce the somewhat distracting oof FG.

I know, but this was the only way to get the clean BG without more skimmers on it. Plus, the lower you are, the more comfortable the birds feel. A photographer standing seems like a big threat to them.
Thanks!

[Danny J Brown]

Fabs - An awesome shot to kick off a new theme. Color, light, detail and composition all add up to a winner. I wish I could remember to jump up to f/8 when I have a little extra light. The extra depth really helped. Bokeh nice too.

DB

[paul leverington]

HEE-hee. Looks like one one of those X-wing models Fabs! Cute shot!

Paul

[Ofer Levy]

A photographer standing seems like a big threat to them.
Thanks!

I didn't say or mean you had to stand up, just 20cm or so higher could do the trick IMO. The birds couldn't even notice the difference in your position.

[Fabs Forns]

I didn't say or mean you had to stand up, just 20cm or so higher could do the trick IMO. The birds couldn't even notice the difference in your position.

Ofer, you missed the answer.
There were dozens of birds that would have come into my background going higher. I,d rather not used the clone stamp that much :)
It is not easy to figue out the possibilities unless you are there.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful Fabs, chicks are so cute!!!

[Michael Stern]

Fabs,
Again, OVER THE TOP Image...so right on!!
Best,
Michael

[Ofer Levy]

Ofer, you missed the answer.
There were dozens of birds that would have come into my background going higher. I,d rather not used the clone stamp that much :)
It is not easy to figue out the possibilities unless you are there.

In that case, how about this repost with only half of the oof FG which I find quite distracting in this otherwise fantastic image?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Ah, the elusive four-winged Skimmer chick. :) The walking pose and wide-open bill makes this one for me.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Fabs, I liked the low angle....I always do. Very lively image with the catchlight, open beak, the raised foot...beautifully done.

[Michael Pancier]

that's fantastic fabs.

[Hendri Venter]

This is such a sweet image Fabs. I like the interaction and low angle.