I had one of the most amazing hours photographing some black skimmers yesterday. It was gray and overcast, and rain was on the horizon. One would think it would otherwise be terrible conditions for photography. I decided to give it a shot. I rarely see skimmers on the Atlantic coast. I usually have to travel to the west coast, Marco Island, Naples, St. Petersburg, and Indian Rocks, to get the chance to photograph these guys. So learning that I had a local colony only 30 minutes away, I could not resist.
After one hour, the rains came and I packed my lens/camera equipment and bolted back to the car and back home. The lighting was poor by that time. Upon getting home, I was pleasantly surprised to find so many keepers in this batch of images. So much so, that I decided the best thing was to put the series into a slideshow.
I will be posting some of these images up on my Flickr account and on my website in the coming weeks if anyone is interested in a print. Have a great weekend and a great Valentine's Day. As for me, I'll be out in the field.
