{"id":15640,"date":"2014-08-13T06:05:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T12:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15640"},"modified":"2025-09-19T05:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:24:47","slug":"sunrise-skimmers-with-sandstone-texture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/08\/13\/sunrise-skimmers-with-sandstone-texture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise Skimmers With Sandstone Texture"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SunriseSunrise Skimmers with sandstone texture\u00a0– Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 1000, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 80mm, natural light<\/span>, texture added in post processing<\/span><\/p>\n

On September 12, 2008 Hurricane Ike\u00a0churned up the Gulf of Mexico along the\u00a0west coast of Florida and I ventured out to Fort De Soto well before dawn to photograph.<\/p>\n

I took this Black Skimmer\u00a0image before the sun rose and there was noise in it but I loved the comp and the general feeling I felt while looking at it so I decided to add some “photo art” effects by using a sandstone texture on the sky and water and left the birds as they were.<\/p>\n

I don’t usually\u00a0add filters to\u00a0my images but I did like how this turned out and still left that pre-dawn feeling to it.<\/p>\n

\"SunriseSunrise Skimmers – Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 1000, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 80mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This shows the image with some noise reduction to the sky and water otherwise this was post processed the same as the textured version but minus the texture filter.<\/p>\n

Looking at them side by side now; years later, I am not sure which version I like best.<\/p>\n

Both versions of this frame of the sunrise Black Skimmers\u00a0bring back memories from the morning I created this photo of them in their pre-dawn flight.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0enjoyed the sea breeze, the birds, the sand\u00a0under my feet\u00a0and the sound of the crashing waves.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black Skimmer photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both versions of this frame of the sunrise Black Skimmers bring back memories from the morning I created this photo of them in their pre-dawn flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,253,25,704,2000],"tags":[4021,3990,4101,1030,4052,4247,4077,1808,5118,2626,4211,5117,2625],"class_list":["post-15640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-black-skimmers","category-florida","category-fort-de-soto-county-park","category-pinellas-county-florida","tag-bird-photography","tag-black-skimmer","tag-clouds","tag-dawn","tag-flight","tag-flock","tag-gulf-of-mexico","tag-hurricane-ike-2","tag-noise-reduction","tag-photo-art","tag-rynchops-niger","tag-skimmers","tag-texture-filter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t