Front Cover with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

I am very pleased to report that one my Black Skimmer images made the front cover of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation annual report on conservation investments. While the initial talk was around some of my better known Spoonbill images, the final choice came to this unexpected photograph 🙂

Black Skimmer in flight – Indian Shores, Florida
ISO 640 | f/8 | 1/4000 sec. | Manual mode | AI servo rear focusing
This photograph was created with the Canon 600mm f/4 L IS II USM lens and the Canon EOS 5D mark III.

While publishing in magazines, even very well known ones, does not pay much anymore, it is always a pleasure to get the front cover. This photograph was created in the early morning after having noticed a consistent pattern of Black Skimmers flying along the shore. The trick here was to wait for the waves to be flat in order to avoid a distracting background. See below the actual cover:

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Steven