Skimmer Skimming

[Roman Kurywczak]

This was from Nickerson Saturday.......heavy overcast although brightening steadily during course of day......coming in for drinks in the rain puddles. Wish for a bit more DOF as I loved the angle but wasn't pushing past ISO 1600.....even though I have been there with the night shots.
Canon 1D Marklll with the Sigma 300-800 at 610mm for 1/1000th of a sec at f5.6 and ISO 1600. Tripod mounted, Wimberly Head. Slight crop rear and bottom.

[Doug Brown]

Pretty darn good for ISO 1600. Gotta love that Mark III. Your whites look a little hot in places; you might have been able to go with a lower ISO and brought the whites under control (assuming you were using manual exposure). As presented, I'd be tempted to do a black levels adjustment to darken the blacks a bit.

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice angle, and good job on the exposure, although the whites are a tad hot on the tail area. Pretty good for ISO 1600 although there is some noise around the neck. As for the comp, I would add some space in front and maybe at the top.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Roman,
Nice action. I like the pose. I too wish for a higher dof however you were already at ISO 1600.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Danny Laredo]

Fantastic action timing and capture.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent shot well captured and exposed

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super timing and action. Whatch out for the halo above the head.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi All,
Thanks for the comments.....as you know I like the tight crops so that may be tough for me.....but an easy adjustment. Tail does have some hot pixels.....but I felt it ws ok.
Mark,
I just blew it up in PS to 700%......I didn't see the halo......so not sure there. I double checked the tiff also......it has a fine highlight from the lighting.....so not sure on that one.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Roman, the halo might not be on the original file, but it is here on the web version - possibly caused by sharpening once resized.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great pose and comp. Well exposed here. Like the eye contact. I can also see a halo. Clearly seen over the blacks. Well done on this....just have a look at the halos

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and eye contact. Another vote for darkening the blacks. I see the halo but it's not too bad because of the gray water.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Ditto Doug on the blacks. But you certainly did great at such high ISO. Love the BG and would be tempted to clone a few dark small blobs in it. jc

[Ramon M. Casares]

Iso 1600? Excelent! Love the great natural moment, sharpnes, detail, soft light, pose, colors and exposure.
What can you say about that lens? I've always been curious about it.
Congratulations!

[Arthur Morris]

Love it, especially the bill slicing through the water, but like the repost better.... That's a rain puddle? Looks like the friggin" Atlantic Ocean!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi all,
Thanks for the comments and will explore the tweaks!
Hey Artie,....you gave me the laugh for the day! Some of the puddles at Nickerson......are 100yds. long......but only about 4 inches deep max. especially after the rains we've been having. I see the eye doctor fix.......anything else?

[Arthur Morris]

I Linear Burned the bright whites near the tail (after using the clone stamp to get rid of the 7 hot pixels). And I made the blacks a lot blacker. Those puddles remind me of Bethpage yesterday. Go Tiger!

[Arthur Morris]

ps: I used a split neutral density filter for the first time in AK, and get this, I used it upside down! Will post in landscapes later today.

[Juan Aragonés]

Hey Roman, I have nothing to add to the comments on this image but that I love the result :-) Terrific action!