Gallery: AvianPosted February 18, 201194 views10 comments
Another shot from last weekend's pelagic. This bird has just taken flight after landing briefly in the water. Not the most elegant of poses.
1d2n 300/f4
ISO 800 f6.3 1/2000 exp comp +1/3
cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM
Large is great for this one some lovely detail and you can even see the tiny water droplets, lovely shot
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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 18, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Good job! How large is the boat that you were on?
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 18, 2011 at 10:42 AM
Nothing wrong with this "inelegant" pose Rob. The head is well defined, you got light in the eye and I like the flopping legs and feet. Exposure looks good and your composition works well for me. I also like the bits of the birds shadow on the water surface at bottom.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 18, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Very nice IMO. Pelagic shooting is difficult and getting a large image and good sharpness always impresses me in such conditions.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 18, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Rob, as always a fine image.
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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 18, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Nice view of the fleshy-foot and other ID characters, and I like the water droplets.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 18, 2011 at 7:18 PM
nicely done, Rob. I like the pose and the fleshy foot hanging down. the water drops and the waves beneath the bird are nice also. and of course, keeping a bird in the frame, let alone getting it sharp, on a moving boat is quite a task.
I saw one of these off the coast of Washington--cool to consider the expanse of their range.
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 18, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Excellent exposure! Great shot Rob.
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM
Excellent job capturing the graceful lines of the fellow inflight!
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 19, 2011 at 8:53 AM
This nice Rob. I like the water drops and the sharpness.
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10 commentsI saw one of these off the coast of Washington--cool to consider the expanse of their range.