Black Skimmer

Hi all,

A black skimmer taken this weekend at Cape May an 45 min or so before sunset. In post, cloned out a couple distracting bits in the BG, NR on the BG, sharpened.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6 at 500mm
Specs: 1/2000 ISO 1000 f/6.3

Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex

Great eye level perspective on this fellow Alex with DOF right on for the entire front of the bird from beak tip to back of neck and shoulders. I love the late afternoon lighting too and the way the sand colour is picked up by the breast feathers.

I have to agree with Bob. There is something that gives me the feel that the image is unbalanced.

Will

Thanks both, much appreciated. William, could be the slope of the sand? I'll revisit the file and check it out. Best,