Interaction: Skimmers Fighting

[Troy Lim]

One was chasing the other in the air. I thought it was a fight or is it courtship display?

Nikon D700 + 200-400 f/4 on Gitzo
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I think this is some kind of bickering. I like the clouds in the BG, too.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the BG against the clouds, bot birds on the same focal plain too, but IMO the interaction element is not that strong because the birds are not close to each other and are looking/flying in opposite directions. A few frames before this where they are level and facing each other would be ideal.

TFS

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great timing Troy I have seen this type of interaction too and it is quite interesting to watch. Many thanks for sharing.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all. Arash, agree about few frames earlier, but I caught it too late. :)

[denise ippolito]

Troy, I like the clouds, they add a lot of interest to this image. The poses are both nice and I think you did a great job getting them both in the frame(not always easy to do). I agree w/ Arash regarding the interaction-but still a nice image.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Troy,
I have concentrated on this behaviour a lot this year......difficulty is huge to get both angles and head positions! Yeah.....they could be closer.......still well done and the clouds add to the overall look!