Skimmer

[Lorant Voros]

I am very amazed by these birds. Apart from the skimming action I like to see how long the body is with the beak. For this reason I am not exactly sure how to crop an image like this. I gave it a try; please let me know what you think.



1DMKIII
500mm
ISO400
F:11
1/320
Tripod from the boat

[Arthur Morris]

I'd go with a bit more room above and rear. Love the soft light and the sharpness. The bird is angled ever so slightly away from you. I would like to see the blacks a bit blacker.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great bird, agree with Arties comments, I would only add that
whenever I take a shot of birds on a beach I try to get one with
the feet visible if possible. That would add to the image IMO.

[Tobias Hayashi]

Nice shot, what an unreal beak those birds have! I would go with more room around the bird in general and it appears a bit too side-on for me.

[Joe Senzatimore]

ll good ideas given. I too would like a bit more room on the left.

[Peter Hawrylyshyn]

Lorant
I agree with a bit more room around the bird
Often when photographing these birds, the eye gets lost in the black cap. You did well preserving the eye details