African Skimmer

[Dave Barnes]

A image from the archives.
I cant make a trip to the Okavango this year so I am posting one from my last trip. Work is now interfering with my hobby.:(
Oh well will just have to live with it.:cool:

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
ISO Speed 1600

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful image , lovely placement of bird in frame , expo , BG
I liked it very much
TFS

[Danny Laredo]

this is stunning. Love the light and wing spread. I especially like the fact that the Skimmer is flying towards you and the eye contact is super.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful image this, loved the focus on the head, great pose and light here...

[Brian Barcelos]

The BG really sets this one off, Green behind him blue in front awesome. Sharpness is excellent and exposure perfect, Good job getting his eye visible. I'd hang this one on the wall for sure.

Brian

[Michel Pilon]

Hello Dave,

Wow! What a splendid shot of this Skimmer! You got a great pov (I like those pov where the bird is flying lower than us showing the environment in the bg instead of the little boring blue sky!). Excellent composition with the wings well deployed. The head is very sharp and you managed very well the exposition!

Great job and thanks for sharing!

Michel Pilon
Quebec, Canada

[Chris van Rooyen]

Lovely posture Dave, and HA could not be better! Like the diagonal composition

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat pose, looks like you were higher than the skimmer! I too like the green-to-blue BG, but the ripples' slanted angle makes it feel like it needs a bit of CCW rotation? You may want to reduce the blue on the tail and wing edges. Good sharpness, and as posted the IQ looks great for the high ISO. Quite the wingspan!!

[Aidan Briggs]

Lovely light, wing position, and exposure. Well Done!

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments.
Daniel your comment on the tail fethers is noted.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Awesome Image Dave! Love the head angle and colouring.
Its a pity you cant join us! Maybe next year.

[Daniel Belasco]

Lovely work.

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments, they are all appreciated.