Black-Browed Albatross
by Jim DeWitt
Olympus E-3, 300mm, handheld on stern of ship
f5.6, 1/800, ISO200
On those long crossings, a photographer can amuse himself by trying to photograph birds following the ship. The stern of the ship bounces up and down, the birds dart around and move in and out of the ship's shadow. Maddening fun.
The bird's butt is a little hot, but otherwise I'm reasonably satisfied with this shot. It shows the amazing 96 inch wing extension, the incredible and effortless banking and implies constant movement.
Cropped to vertical. Selective sharpening.
C & C, please. Thanks for looking.
Comments
5 commentsBeautiful water, great position and good detail. They soar so effortlessly! Could use a bit of CCW rotation if you wanted the wings perpendicular. .
Sandy
Love the pose of the bird because it shows the whole width of the wings, the blues of the water and the great view of the bill. The eye looks fine to me, doesn't this species have a slightly bony ridge in the brow?
No, instead they have black feathers in a line through the eye, like a football player putting lampblack under their eye, and for much the same reason: to reduce glare.