Skimming

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited August 16, 2005 in Wildlife
Skimmers seemed to be everywhere last couple of outings. So here a few that did not get culled :D

I think he went just a tad to deep :D
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Hope he sees the sand bar
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Left handed Skimmer
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banking skimmer
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Just a show off
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  • burkeburke Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2005
    ooooh! Those are great!
    The 3rd and 5th are my favorites. Love the reflection on the 3rd one and the detail on the 5th
    Nice work!!
    ~Autumn
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2005
    Nice Captures! Good action shots, all of them give some impression of what the bird is up to.
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2005
    Very nice captures there Ben. Bravo. I would like to shoot some of these birds..they are pretty cool!! Well done. clap.gif So..is that poker game over or what? ne_nau.gif ........and who put the bird seed in my beer ?

    Did you use that TC on these shots? Which one you using by the way? (1.4x / 2x) I really need a bigger ughm..lens. :D
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    last one thumb.gifclap.gif the others are very good but the last one has all 3 comp.,exp.,and cap---CEC OR see exellent capture
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    Very nice Ben. That last one is a real wall hanger. clap.gif
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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Very nice Ben. That last one is a real wall hanger. clap.gif
    15524779-Ti.gif Very very cool shot Ben!
  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    fantastic ben!
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    burke wrote:
    ooooh! Those are great!
    The 3rd and 5th are my favorites. Love the reflection on the 3rd one and the detail on the 5th
    Nice work!!
    ~Autumn

    Evening Autumn
    thanks so much for you nice comment makes me want to go out and do it again and again :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Nice Captures! Good action shots, all of them give some impression of what the bird is up to.

    Yes definitely a great bird to watch and shoot. Almost surgical in the way they skim for food !! :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Very nice captures there Ben. Bravo. I would like to shoot some of these birds..they are pretty cool!! Well done. clap.gif So..is that poker game over or what? ne_nau.gif ........and who put the bird seed in my beer ?

    Did you use that TC on these shots? Which one you using by the way? (1.4x / 2x) I really need a bigger ughm..lens. :D
    BMP

    Oh Bird Man that wasn't bird seed, Hmmmm how about Steel shot :D
    Game over no way man, Game goes on and on

    TC I have is 1.4
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    last one thumb.gifclap.gif the others are very good but the last one has all 3 comp.,exp.,and cap---CEC OR see exellent capture

    My fav too thumb.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Very nice Ben. That last one is a real wall hanger. clap.gif

    Morning Harry
    Yeah I got that one sitting on my desktop right now !! :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    4labs wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif Very very cool shot Ben!

    Morning Eric
    Yeah can't see them right now, got the guru's working on smugmug. :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Nir wrote:
    fantastic ben!

    Evening Nir
    Thank you so glad you enjoyed thumb.gif
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