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Doug West
03-07-2008, 11:55 AM
I really, really love these birds. Wish I had more of them from my
Fort DeSoto #2 IPT last year...

http://www.dwphotographer.com/pop/bpn_black_skimmer.jpg

Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Lens: 100-400
Aperture: F5.6
Shutter: 1/2500
ISO: 250

Doug
Bill Foxworthy
03-07-2008, 12:04 PM
I like these too Doug although I don't have an image I have taken that I like yet, this one is beautifully done. The whites and blacks with that dark eye create havoc on images but you have mastered that nicely.
Judy Lynn Malloch
03-07-2008, 12:18 PM
Excellent exposure Doug and you even got a catchlight. I would like to see another round of USM as the beak appears a tad soft on my monitor. Congratulations on this fine image of the skimmer and thanks for sharing.
Jody Melanson
03-07-2008, 02:52 PM
Nice image, love the look. You have some halos around the wings from the S/H tool. You could select inside the bird with a quick mask before running S/H and keep the halos away.
Mike Wilson
03-07-2008, 03:13 PM
Wonderful image. Really caught the moment well. I would take a bit off the top and add it to the bottom for more room for the virtual feet.
Arthur Morris
03-07-2008, 04:22 PM
Love the raised wings and agree about the virtual feet. Did you do some serious work in the water around the bird's bill???
later and love,

artie
Doug West
03-07-2008, 06:06 PM
Love the raised wings and agree about the virtual feet. Did you do some serious work in the water around the bird's bill???
later and love,

artie

There was a Laughing Gull right behind the bill that I cloned out.

Doug