Black Skimmer Skimming

[Bill Dix]

Too many shorebirds; not enough time. This will be it for now. This was captured at Forsythe NWR (aka Brigantine) in August. Almost full frame.

D500, Sigma 150-600 @ 450 mm; ISO 800, 1/3200s @ f/8 manual.

[Noel Heustis]

Nice capture Bill. I love the reflective light on the underwing, the detail on the entire bird, and the water coming off the bottom bill. Thanks for sharing.

[John Mack]

Classic skimming skimmer. Nice composition and exposure.

[Alex Becker]

Nice one Bill. I don't think I'll ever get sick of skimmer shots and this one has a great pose. Love the feet up here. The trailing water drops with pretty calm water is very nice. May be a bit more room if you have it below. TFS

[Glenn Pure]

Very nice Bill! Great capture angle and wonderful to see that 'split' water and droplets behind on a relatively still surface. Detail is great. Also excellent handling of tone and colour here and up to your usual high standard. Agree with Alex that a bit more below would be nice but I'd still be very happy if this was mine.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.