Canon 7D F 4.0 500mm
ISO 800
SS 1/800
F 7.1
Aperture priority EV +2/3
Taken around 7:00 PM. I desaturated the yellow by -6.
PP in LR3 and CS5. Beach clean up of bird droppings and twig. NR and S & H.
Cropped by 25%
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail
Hi Gail, well timed to capture the raised wings, not sure if the skimmer has just landed or about to take off. Overall, well exposed on the skimmer, sharp, and pretty light for 7.00PM. I would crop a touch off the top to eliminate the thin dark band running along the top. Maybe moving the skimmer back a little more to the right will work too.
Hi Stuart,
This guy was landing. I double checked on the time of the shot and you are right- it is too light for that time of day. Image was taken at 5:36PM not 7:00PM. Boy, you sure know your African light! Good suggestions about the crop as I missed that line at the top. Sorry about the time error,
Gail