Whilst in the South Lunagwa, Zambia I spent some time trying to photograph African Skimmers in the last light of the day, when suddenly a small flock of Southern Carmine Bea-eaters decided to come in for a bath.
Given their quirky flight patterns it was tremendously difficult to get one sharp with my 600. This was definitely the best one.
1Ds Mk3
600 f4 with 1.4 converter
1/500s at f5.6
ISO 400
Great pose, and reflection. I also like the wing touching the water. I might crop a bit tighter, it's hard to say more about the image because the bird is so small in the frame. Could you post the techs?
I like the wing dragging in the water, but the bird appears a little lost in the frame. A tighter crop would emphasize the bird more; the large amount of water doesn't add anything to the image.
Axel is talking about your camera settings, but I see you've already included them.
Interesting image. The crop works for me because the bird is sooo small in the frame that the only way to make it work is to place it in the perfect place and I think you did.
Hey P-G, Good to see you here. I saw this in New Mexico at the critique. Loved it then, love it now. Super sharp even with the big crop, killer reflection, wing dragging in the steel-gray water, and a nice pano crop. The repost is the better of the two.
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Hey P-G,
Another vote for the re-post......very nice overall. I often prefer images with tighter crops.........but this one works very well for me. Great placement in the frame!
I like this image a lot instead of the fact that the bird is really small in the frame. Here I think that the most important elements in the image are the action, light, pose, calm water and composition and all those elements are really working here. Outstanding image!