This is superb! Love the action shot of these birds speeding along the surface of the water! Great reflections too~a perfect composition!

You have the birds in focus and that's what counts! They are beautiful against the green above and green below.

Nice capture. I like the blurrness of the surroundings.....Gives it a sence of motion. Nice job and a fine post.

nice i like it :)

It looks like Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper Elizabeth. The reflections are stunning. I like the blurred forms in the water. A great capture. I do that a lot at ballgames. Get to watching and forget I have a camera when a great play was made. Oh well.
Great post.

TicK

One of those magic moments when you wished you had a camera. I am glad you remembered yours.

A great nature shot Elizabeth. You were really quick on the shutter for this one. Great colors.

Sure looks like the settings worked well here too, Elizabeth. A fine catch, indeed.

Congrats on an exciting capture Elizabeth!

You had to be pretty quick on the trigger to get this shot.The skimmers are in nice focus and stand out well.The colors and reflections are really beautiful, fine image here..

I forgot I had my camera with me when I went to my nieces graduation, and left it 100 miles away at my sisters. I was going crazy for a week without it. Be that as it may, I like the shot of these birds. The blurred area around them makes them look like they are traveling pretty fast as you said. Nice work.

Jimbob

Wow, I just glad you got to capture this, to share with all of us. You must be very quick, I have been it places where I could have gotten a great shot, but I fumbled my camera. Very cool shot, and great work by you!

A great action capture, Elizabeth. Luv the reflections and colours. Excellent work.

Ed

What a beautiful birds these are. I would love to see them more close too because of their beauty. Very nice work.. Mich

I have seen these birds before are thay the birds that skim the water with there bottom bill.
This is a wounderful shot great colours and focus well done.

They are beautiful and your take with the reflections in the water is very good.

Nice action capture!! I love the reflections as well. Lyn.

First - your story made me laugh! Yes, been there, camera in hand, letting the moment go by without lifting up the tool that could capture the moment forever. I think that's ok, sure we might regret it later but as soon as we put the camera up we shift the way we engage the scene, we lose "the moment" and moments can be incredibly enriching, even life altering. As to this particular shot, I love it, I am undeniably addicted to the sheen of light on water, so this one really hits my sweet spot. But, the comp is a question to me, one part of me LOVES the way the subjects are such a small part of a vast, semi-bland, space, their sharpness adds to the way they jump out of the background. But, another part of me wants to see more of them and their reflections and less of the open water. I honestly have no idea which would be better, I just recognise the choice. You did great to get the speedy little buggers so sharp! :)
Mikel.

Don't you just hate it when that happens? lol No worries great shot anyway

Amazing ....