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Black Skimmer
Black Skimmer
Shadowfax23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Florida
Date: Apr 25, 2008
Aperture: F/5.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

cropped, color saturation, sharpening, brightness

Statistics
Place: 197 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.1297
Avg (commenters): 6.9851
Avg (participants): 6.1080
Avg (non-participants): 6.2568
Views since voting: 1358
Views during voting: 699
Votes: 509
Comments: 73
Favorites: 3 (view)


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AuthorThread
03/18/2009 03:35:14 AM
Appreciate all the great comments. Skimmers are truly amazing animals and challenging to capture while fishing. They are the only bird with their bottom beak longer than the top and often fly in unison. I love their elegance and unique beauty. Thanks again.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:52:09 PM
This is my pick of the bird shots. Fantastic!
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03/17/2009 10:28:12 PM
Finally an interesting bird shot.
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03/17/2009 09:53:09 PM
Excellent capture!
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03/17/2009 08:58:11 PM
This is a really great capture. Thanks for sharing.
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03/17/2009 05:17:03 PM
Great capture!
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03/17/2009 12:45:19 PM
I think that if the space were empty in front of it instead of behind it it would be a more powerful shot. Great color in the beak though.
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03/16/2009 11:24:35 PM
Nice background of water. Interesting behavior. Great red on beak.
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03/16/2009 10:43:29 PM
Cool shot... you photographed animal behaviour nicely.
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03/16/2009 08:59:26 PM
why, why, why didn't you submit this as large as you could? you cheated yourself, for sure.
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03/16/2009 06:13:01 PM
Perfect timing. Right place right time. - 9
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03/16/2009 03:42:40 PM
Nice capture!
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03/16/2009 07:42:52 AM
Nice capture!
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03/16/2009 04:27:56 AM
brilliant capture .. :)
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03/15/2009 11:26:51 PM
At least an 8 for capturing this , fantastic. To be honest I have seen better shots(head on symmetrical composed shots) that this, still the timing is great, 8
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03/15/2009 10:30:21 PM
oh I love how it looks like just sky on the top half and water on the bottom. very good capture.
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03/15/2009 09:08:56 PM
wow this is amazing... i love the composistion and colors
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03/15/2009 06:32:26 PM
Superb timing and focus
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03/15/2009 06:32:11 PM
Detail is great. The action is great.
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03/15/2009 05:35:43 PM
nice capture.
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03/15/2009 05:22:44 PM
Outstanding nature shot. Great timing. 9
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03/15/2009 05:17:52 PM
neat pic
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03/15/2009 12:40:12 PM
Wow cool action shot. I like the skim. Awesome work.
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03/15/2009 10:17:11 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:17:00 AM
Very good capture, good timing.
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03/15/2009 09:41:39 AM
Way to freeze the moment. Nice shot.
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03/15/2009 05:11:35 AM
:)) great moment... it looks like it crashed to the water


thx, brano
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03/14/2009 11:56:06 PM
nice capture
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03/14/2009 06:49:18 PM
amazing birds these are
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03/14/2009 06:14:59 PM
very good action shot!! nice colors
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03/14/2009 05:44:46 PM
Ah you birders.... a fine action shot 7
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03/14/2009 02:35:39 PM
Not a bird I am familiar with. You have caught the Skimmer in an interesting (and I imagine characteristic) pose, which is always a bonus in natural history photography.
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03/14/2009 01:47:50 PM
Nice highlight of the red in the beak. Solid clarity for stop action. 7.
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03/14/2009 12:54:26 PM
Excellent capture with good colors and a nice sense of depth
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03/14/2009 12:11:50 PM
nice catch! focus and color work well together
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03/14/2009 11:28:59 AM
Delightful capture. Very beautiful. 8
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03/14/2009 09:22:49 AM
Great timing, the line on the water makes this shot
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03/14/2009 08:53:11 AM
really cutting the water! awesome capture. 9
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03/14/2009 08:45:24 AM
Lovely bird, nice reflection. Great to see the water drops.
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03/13/2009 09:20:22 PM
hehehehe, looks like he's stuck there..... :) Something however loses it for me, maybe it is too static....?
03/13/2009 06:59:30 PM
Great capture.
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03/13/2009 04:33:34 PM
What a fantastic capture! well done!
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03/13/2009 04:28:41 PM
very nice
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03/13/2009 04:09:05 PM
Cool capture. What is he doing?

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 02:48:56 PM
Very good capture bird fishing
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03/13/2009 01:08:42 PM
wow, what an amazing capture ... did he get his fish?
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03/13/2009 12:41:20 PM
looks like a burn and crash...excellent focus...just a little soft on the wings but colors are really good
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03/13/2009 10:38:42 AM
Extraordinary capture, congratulations!!
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03/13/2009 10:10:31 AM
Dreamy sort of image. I like the composition and I've not seen one of these before (never mind in action) so this is especially enjoyable for me. I like bird shots ;-)
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03/13/2009 09:51:29 AM
Could be a bit sharper.
03/13/2009 08:05:36 AM
Great action shot, just wish there was a little more sharpness to the bird but still a great shot
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03/13/2009 06:16:27 AM
incredible
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03/13/2009 05:44:18 AM
fantastic timing on this shot, great stuff
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03/12/2009 11:44:27 PM
Great capture ... a right place / right time sort of photo.
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03/12/2009 06:11:01 PM
Great capture. You couldn't have timed that any better.
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03/12/2009 05:37:58 PM
Brilliant
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03/12/2009 05:05:21 PM
I can't say this is my favourite image in the challenge, but nonetheless it is a fantastic capture, great technicals.
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03/12/2009 03:41:35 PM
great shot
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03/12/2009 01:20:27 PM
Nice timing and good title.
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03/12/2009 07:17:54 AM
Nice one! I love the red beak. Great reflection. He is going out of frame and that is my only bad thing I see here with the picture but you have some nice detail.
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03/12/2009 05:15:49 AM
Great capture!
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03/11/2009 10:37:36 PM
wow! great capture! love the red in the beak
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03/11/2009 08:16:33 PM
Well capture, if you had caught it with the fish it would be a 10.
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03/11/2009 04:23:20 PM
Great timing!
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03/11/2009 01:29:57 PM
Good catch
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03/11/2009 10:13:24 AM
Wow. You have motivate me to get out and start shooting as i have always wanted to capture something like this.. Thank you, and well done.
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03/11/2009 09:49:51 AM
Such precision! Look at the front part of that beak - just a fraction of an inch above the surface. Very cool capture. Some slight loss of detail, likely from motion panning, but a great photo nonetheless. Good luck!
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03/11/2009 06:22:51 AM
Nice shot...excellent timing!!!
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03/11/2009 05:41:37 AM
what a capture, the water is so clear, you've got a great reflection, action shot which is so sharp, the color of the beak and the line he's made in the water, awesome
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03/11/2009 05:27:21 AM
crap... this is awesome !
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03/11/2009 04:50:55 AM
Such striking color on the mouth.
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03/11/2009 03:00:29 AM
Great timing! The water looks like the sky.
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03/11/2009 12:32:19 AM
Great action shot. Your timing on this was perfect! Like how the water has good detail in the front but fades out the further you look.
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