Buller's Albatross

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2011148 views17 comments

Buller's Albatross photographed on a pelagic birdwatching trip east of Eden, New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF 70-200 f/4 IS + 1.4x, handheld, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/1250, full frame vertical crop, the bird was in the left half of frame. Neat Image noise reduction applied.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 10, 2011 at 3:10 AM

Beautiful looking bird. I really like the composition and the stare. The water drops of its bill really add to the image as the waves do too. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 10, 2011 at 4:27 AM

Fantastic Simon - love the droplets, waves and great detail. Looks decidely damp out there.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM

Very powerful image Simon. The color, the dof, the sharpness, the water drops, the way the bird is sitting in the water, the look on its face are all superior. Just a great image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM

Love the waves and the eys are well placed. The wave in the front seems to guide my eyes right to the birds. Nicely done

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 10, 2011 at 9:24 AM

Gorgeous detail, I like the icy blue water and the colors are nice and bold. Perhaps f/8 or f/11 would have served you a bit better but you would have had to crank the ISO higher

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on March 10, 2011 at 9:26 AM

What a face-on view of this bird. Love the water droplet from the bill. Very interesting eyes on this one.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 10, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Love the way he is plowing through the water and the drop off the bill. Very nice indeed.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Love this! I have yet to see my first Albatross! Thanks for sharing them here.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on March 10, 2011 at 7:32 PM

Simon these are such great birds! Lucky you to have the opportunity you had with them!! Terrific angle and love that water droplet. Well done!!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 11, 2011 at 12:16 AM

I don't know how you managed to do this without getting wet yourself but it is a great shot. That water drop adds a lot.

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM

Looks kind of like a ship cruising in rough seas, excellent shot and I really like the vertical crop. I might be inclined to take just a little off the bottom where the OOF water is but a minor item, wonderful detail on the larger version, nice job in getting this, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 11, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Never seen this one before. The details are great with the droplets and the eyes, but I particularly like the head-on view of the bill coloration. Very striking.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 11, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Great detail, Simon. I like that head on pose showing both eyes and the water dropping from it's bill is great.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM

What a super portrait Simon, the water drop coming off the beak is the icing on the cake.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 12, 2011 at 2:50 AM

Good stuff, Simon. A bird I hope to see one day.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on March 12, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Not a sea bird man but a great shot.

Good stuff- very "nautical" feel to this.
(My dad was on trawlers out of Hull many moons back)
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 12, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Missed this one before...but glad I found it! What a fabulous image! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments