Black Skimmer2

[monte stinnett]

Nikon D3 200/400 VR 1/1250 @F4 iso 720

[joel quenneville]

Excellent action shot! The reflection is a big plus and the red beak focuses attention on your subject. Nicely done.

[Taylor Yeager]

Looks great!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hi Monte!
It's good to see your work around here!
I like this image very much and I would like it even more if you could use a bit more of sharpness here, I also suggest to increase the saturation a bit. Great job overall.

Cheers.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the pose and the COMP and the sharpness. Would love to see a re-post with 2-3 points of black added to the blacks and the neutrals in Selective Color to give it more pop.

[Leroy Laverman]

Definitely my favorites of your skimmer shots. The softness/colors of the reflection makes the image for me - it really makes it stand out from other skimmers in action. Here's my take on it (similar to Artie's comments). There's some cloning on the left side just below the water line that should be cleaned up before you print it.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and reflection. I like Artie's idea regarding the blacks. My first was some contrast boost.

[Linda Robbins]

Nice skimming pose and lovely reflection. I like the soft light and the small wake behind the bill. Artie's suggestions for selective color adjustments will make this nice image even better.

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Linda

[monte stinnett]

I tried as Artie suggested and it looks just like Leroy's, so I played with curves a bit and raised blacks a little more. Maybe too much, not sure..

[Haim Ziv]

Amazing image.!!

[Arthur Morris]

Both re-posts are a big improvement. Big time thanks to Monte and Leroy for their efforts and for their membership support.

[Raymond Barlow]

congrats on a fine image.

[Ed Cordes]

Fantastic skimmer image due to the super reflection. I like either repost better than the original. The second repost has a bit more black detail. I still think just a tad more sharpening would do well here.

[Chris van Rooyen]

One of the best images I have seen of a skimmer - the reflection and posture puts it in a class of its own.

[Kirk Benson]

I agree with all of the above including that it's one of the best images of a Skimmer I've ever seen, beautiful BG. Very well done, thanks for sharing it.

[Doug Brown]

Very nice Monte! Enjoyed meeting you this morning!