Skimmer

[Robert Kimbrell]

The Gulf water had a beautiful green/blue hue this weekend. and the Skimmers have finally returned in numbers. This one was cropped from horizontal.
1DX 600II
F/8 1/3200 ISO 500

[Raymond Barlow]

Hard to pic away at a superb shot Robert, excellent! No flash used? I am guessing no, well done.

[Alan Murphy]

Nice topshot. A bit tight in the frame for me.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Hard to pic away at a superb shot Robert, excellent! No flash used? I am guessing no, well done.

Thank you Raymond. No flash used.

[William Dickson]

Great details Robert. Lovely HA, a wee bit tight in the frame for me aswell. Great work and thanks for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Well exposed, good details, and yes the water colour looks fantastic! I agree the cropping is a bit tight, but all else is A-1.

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous flight shot! I like the tight crop as it shows more detail in the bird. Not much context appears to be excluded by the crop.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Tight for me too, but pretty darn good otherwise. Was the light coming from the left side? It just seems the head is really dark, like there's a slight shadow on it. Maybe it is that dark.
Congrats mate!

[Mike Hitchen]

I think you've balanced the whites and balcks very well - and got a decent pose against a sea that offsets it all well.

[arash_hazeghi]

Great topside view and nice details, I might try to bring out just a tad more detail from the blacks on the head

TFS

[Robert Kimbrell]

Thanks for the replies, I made another version a little smaller in the frame and slightly more light on the head.