Sept Theme Skimming Skimmer

I liked how this little guywas skimming ,flying and running all at once. I think he was chewing gum too.
Canon 1DMIII 300mm 2.8L
ISO 400 7.1 @1/2500
I left alot of room front and forward to give way for the run. Is is too much? removed a piece of seaweed small crop

Hi Cheryl, lovely low angle, and I like the eye contact. Well timed to capture the outspread wings, and the running pose. I like the two tone BG of beach and sea, and I would maybe take a bit off the bottom - a tad above your signature.

Sweet shot! Nice action, sharp and sweet action. Agree with Stuart regarding the composition.

Very nice Cheryl! I photographed skimmers in NorCal last week but there were no juvis, how cute!!!

this is indeed beautiful image cheryl.

addon to stuart i'll mix up the white patch on right wing edge over the sea to the sea tone.

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Originally Posted by mitalpatel

this is indeed beautiful image cheryl.

addon to stuart i'll mix up the white patch on right wing edge over the sea to the sea tone.

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Thanks for pointing that out , the white patch that is.I fixed that and cropped from bottom as well as a tad from left side

Great pose, low angle, and "skimming" action. Sharp and well exposed. The image screams pano crop to me with about half the empty space below the subject looking willing to get eliminated:S3:

What a great shot, Cheryl. Little one learnin to skim! I love it.
Agree on the comp change and touching up the white area.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux

Great pose, low angle, and "skimming" action. Sharp and well exposed. The image screams pano crop to me with about half the empty space below the subject looking willing to get eliminated:S3:

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Oooh I like that Dan. A great idea thanks:S3:

Cheryl,

to me the recent repost you chopped too much of top and ketp still long of bottom.

here i might give a try like.

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Originally Posted by mitalpatel

Cheryl,

to me the recent repost you chopped too much of top and ketp still long of bottom.

here i might give a try like.

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Wow I like that one too Mital. Now I'm real confused:2eyes2:

Mital's repost is what I had in mind:S3:

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Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux

Mital's repost is what I had in mind:S3:

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I'm thinkin that's the one! Thanks so much guys!

Hi cheryl, mitels repost is the one love the pose and the processing looks good :S3:

Mital nailed it IMO.

Cheryl, very nice capture....excelle angle...the feel, the bill tip in water, the wings up....excellent timing. nice water color as well. Many things came together quite well.

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Originally Posted by Don Lacy

Hi cheryl, mitels repost is the one love the pose and the processing looks good :S3:

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Thanks so much Don. I've taken your advice. Also I went with Mitals prepost for final.:bg3:

Excellent pose, angle and sharpness, Cheryl.
Love the comp in Mital's repost - show-cases the bird nicely.

Perfect skimming action pose captured here I also loved the exposure

Thank you

Excellent shot. Great timing. Love the shooting angle and the great eye contact. Very well done.