Widow Skimmer

[jeffashman]

This skimmer was hanging around the back yard. Taken with the Canon PowerShot SX530 HS.

jul02202401 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

jul02202402 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[Digger...]

Liking the 2nd shot Mr, the curved metal bar and the vertical lines in the background. The silver/grey streak behind him helps him not blend in with the orange background, and him being yellow.

 

[jeffashman]

Liking the 2nd shot Mr, the curved metal bar and the vertical lines in the background. The silver/grey streak behind him helps him not blend in with the orange background, and him being yellow.

Thank you! The silver\grey streak is a galvanized steel fence post, and the orange is the fence.

 

[denum]

Nice image. Nice of him to stick around for a shot.

 

[Woolsocks]

I truly appreciate how hard it is to get them in focus.

 

[wobe]

Gorgeous shots and love the background colour, No.1 for me - I think there is enough black for him to stand out very nicely.

 

[terri]

He's a cute little guy, and wow - your lens is sharp! The detail of the wings is excellent!

I like both of these, with a nod to the second one for the terrific curving line and the perfectly symmetrical background colors. This works wonderfully and elevates the shot. Great job!

 

[jeffashman]

Nice image. Nice of him to stick around for a shot.

Thank you! Yes, he would continually take off, make a loop, and then land again, but I finally got him.

I truly appreciate how hard it is to get them in focus.

Yep, they like to move around a lot.

Gorgeous shots and love the background colour, No.1 for me - I think there is enough black for him to stand out very nicely.

Thank you!

He's a cute little guy, and wow - your lens is sharp! The detail of the wings is excellent!

I like both of these, with a nod to the second one for the terrific curving line and the perfectly symmetrical background colors. This works wonderfully and elevates the shot. Great job!

Thank you!