Great-winged Petrel

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 201176 views13 comments

Horrible overcast conditions, sooty grey bird - I managed to eke out a few details but it's still a study in monotone
We had an exceptional pelagic on the weekend. Up until Sunday there had been about 10 Great Shearwater records ever in Australian waters. We got records 11 to about 61 on Sunday. I'll post one later.

1dIIN 300/f4
ISO 800 f7.1 1/1250 exp comp +1

cheers
Rob

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 5, 2011 at 10:20 AM

You've done very well under those conditions Rob - even light in the eye. I especially like the light on the dorsal surface and your framing works well for me. I look forward to your shearwater posts!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 5, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Monotone though it is, this bird looks like it's flying out of the screen at me, Rob. Great pose, bird looks interested in us too.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM

I'm impressed and would be very happy with this image and these results. I like the flight position and I always like monotone images.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on April 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Great flight pose and nice details on a difficult subject. I think you did very well.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on April 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM

Well thanks for sharing I have never seen one of these and like Ron as said you still did well the conditions looked bad and you still got a decent image

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM

Looks good to me Rob, great eye contact and I like the wing blur.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 5, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Flat lighting but you handled it very well. I like how the nose tube shows so clearly.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Nice job getting so much detail under these conditions, Rob. I like the wing position and the nice look at the eye. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 5, 2011 at 9:02 PM

I think it is quite good, Rob. Sufficient detail, and a nice partial bank to show off the back of the wings. And congratulations on the Great Shearwaters.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 5, 2011 at 9:58 PM

You pulled this off nicely, Rob. Excellent detail in the Petrel and enough contrast with the bg to work.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM

works well for me, Rob. nice head turn, good light in the eye, and good sharpness especially under the conditions.