I Don't Eat Red Meat

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

In going with the July theme I'm posting this chick from last week. It was near noon pretty much at the end of the shoot.
It was fun to watch him try to get it down... and he did.
1DMIII 300 mm 2.8 L
ISO 329 f5.6 @1/4000 hh
C&C always

[Sid Garige]

Very nice image of Skimmer with needlefish Cheryl. Great eye contact and very nice shooting angle.
Subject placment is perfect and very nice comp.

[Alan Murphy]

Nice low angle shot. I would boost the vibrance a bit.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely, excellent low angle and very nice food item. sharp. you nailed this one. I might try to clean up the shells on the sand a little bit

[Stu Bowie]

Cheryl, good angle on the chick, and I like how we can see the eye of the fish. Im fine with the shells, but would maybe take a touch off the top.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Thanks. Alan yes I agree thank you for that . Arash, I like my shells:t3:bg3: Thanks Stuart for the suggestion as well.

[Satish Ranadive]

Sweet image.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Cheryl,nice comp,nice detail ,dont mind the shells,agree on a bit more vibrance.well done thanks.

[Chris Martinez]

Really cool Cheryl. The bird looks super cute :S3:

The placement of bird seems a little out of ordinary(or maybe it's just the kooky pose) but I really dig it!:bg3:

[Mike Tracy]

Good dof and subject pose. A little bit of fill would have illuminated the underside of the shiny fish.

I agree with Alan regarding increasing the vibrance.

[Mitch Carucci]

I like the placement and the shells. (Beaches have shells...). I don't know why, but the curve of the needlefish lends this image a pleasing comical tone. Great pic!
M.
p.s. was this taken near N.P. Richey?

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, Cheryl.

[Wynand van Wyk]

I agree with the above, a great image captured! Love that huge catch and beautiful detail! Lovely angle as well.

Very well captured!:S3:

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Such a cool image Cheryl. Looks like this little guy is on a victory lap, showing off his trophy!
I'm especially enjoying the comp, the DOF and the eye contact from both the predator and the prey. Well done!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Thanks everyone. Mitch this was shot closer to St. Pete on the beach.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Wow ! What a fish to catch !! Just perfect as far the compo goes . Might be tempted to see this with some saturation / vibrance upped .

[Mitch Carucci]

Thanks everyone. Mitch this was shot closer to St. Pete on the beach.

Cheryl,

I visit Clearwater often in order to help out a relative. I generally don't have much time for pics, but do get out for a few hours after dawn each morning. Do you have any suggestions of spots not too far from Clearwater. I have had some luck at Howard Beach, Chestnut park, and Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Don't really have time to get down to Ft DeSoto this time.

All advice is welcome.

Thanks.

Mitch

[noelle zaleski]

What a great catch for you and the little skimmer!

I also like the shells in the image :S3: