Skimmer Silhouette

[James Galletto]

This was taken last Sunday at Nickerson beach 1/5000 @ f10 av mode Iso 400 1D mk4 500mm Levels adjust.

[Ofer Levy]

I love this! Usually not crazy about silhouettes but this one is awesome!

[Randy Stout]

James:

Excellent angle on bird, easy to tell what species he is! Like the graduated water color, although it might have been interesting to have him flying into the lighter water.

The dark masses above the bird tend to distract from the subject, at least for me. If there was a wider swath of bright water vertically, that would be more effective for me.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

I really like the feeling of this one. I wonder if the angle of the apparent horizon line is partly contributing to the distraction. Maybe a bit of CCW rotation and pano crop might help, but I'm not sure without trying. I might also fix the very slight sharpening halo. I particularly like the way the sun is catching a few water droplets.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I like this a lot - great bird placement, comp and execution imo. TFS!

[Marina Scarr]

This capture kicks butt, and I would promptly enter it into some contests.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the image overall. I have to admit that I am not crazy about the size of the dark area above, but I love the skimming line and the glow of light at right edge. Graphically strong.

[Davidwilliams]

Love this shot but find the horizon distracting

[jack williamson]

The skimmer, the reflection, the color of the water and the splash are spectacular. Is that clouds in the URC?

Jack

[Arno Ellmer]

What a striking image,James !
I love the contrasts and the gleaming water behind the beak as well as the reflection of the silhouette.