African Skimmers

[gail bisson]

Canon 1D MKIV
F 4.0 500mm
ISO 800
SS 1/2500
F 7.1
Added canvas to the front 10% and cropped 10% off the left. Full frame pano.
Taken on the Okavengo Delta, Botswana.HH on boat.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Nick Palmieri]

Wow nice separation. The exposure looks good. Reflections and BG looks good. The crop works for me. Nice one.

[Gary Esman]

Very cool. I like the different wing positions. Sharp and well exposed. Great shot hand holding a 500!

Gary.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

The nice separation and varied wing positions make this one!

Nice colors, the horizontal lines add to the sense of motion.

Nice exp. as well.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, all four sharp, and I like the light in this. Although no one has mentioned it, I have a 'hunch' that this needs a touch of CCW rotation. Well captured from the boat. It just seems the other day you were there.

[Grace Scalzo]

First thing I thought was that it need a bit of ccw, I agree with Stuart. That aside, having all four in focus, the hint of habitat at the top, interesting wing positions, and perfect exposure all work towards making this an interesting image. The fact that you hand held it from a boat speaks to your strength and excellent technique. Curious, what time of day was this? The light is very pretty.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent timing and exposure I would suggest a tad CCW rotation (on looking at the ripples)

[dankearl]

How nice to get all sharp!
Difficult to do, great job.
The angles are all nice as well, luck (and skill), was with you.
Maybe just a tad off the left and the bottom for.