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    If you've ever photographed black skimmers, you'll recognize what this one is doing; he's calling to his mate just a few steps away, with a noise that's more akin to an ankle biter dog than a bird. I was halfway between seated and lying flat, with the tripod legs spread out and pushed into the sand, going for a blurred late-day water background that would make the black, white and orange of the skimmer really stand out. Luckily there wasn't a cloud in the sky, and when the wind calmed down, there weren't many distracting waves in the water to mess up the shot.

    In post-processing, I cropped to about 70-75% (I'd misjudged where I wanted the bird in the frame on set-up, and when he raised his head to call, I pushed the button, figuring I'd rather crop a bit than miss a good shot. (What you lose in reach with a full frame camera instead of a crop factor body, I'm finding you more than make up for in image quality!). I removed a single distracting band in the water, and ran the NIK tonal contrast/detail extractor on the entire bird at 15%.

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    Thanks for looking,Jake

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    I say outstanding Jake, exposure, the bark, and the seamless BG, love how clear the eye is and the details throughout, excellent skill here.

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    Blacks and whites look great. Excellent pose and details. I think I'd like just a bit more room above.

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    Nice portrait, love the look on it's face and description of what it is doing. nice light and exposure to the light and dark areas.

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    Love the species, well exposed, open beak, good clan water as BG and catchlight in the eye. I like the composition as it is. TfS.

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    Great handling the whites and the blacks with super detail. Never have been able to get close to them in my area. Well done

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    Yes to a little more above, but otherwise a great looking frame! Colors and detail look very nice and I like the open beak pose. Well captured
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    Very nice frame Jake, I love watching Skimmers, both in flight and their antics on the ground. I love this calling pose, really well done

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