Gannets Fencing

Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 2014227 views17 comments

I joined a couple of photog friends for a trip up to Perce, Quebec Canada to visit the Northern Gannet Colony on Bonaventure Island. Great trip and terrific experience seeing and photographing the gannets and several other cliff dwelling seabird species.

These two were fencing about 15 feet from where I sat outside the roped area from the colony.

D3s
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8
1/1250s @ f/8
ISO 400
-1/3 EV
Handheld

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on July 14, 2014 at 4:15 PM

A beautiful photo. The blues around the eyes and sky match so nicely.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM

I like this double portrait a lot.colours and composition work perfectly.
D&L

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 14, 2014 at 5:45 PM

Almost art. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 14, 2014 at 6:15 PM

I love the poses! Nice blue sky and OOF Gannet bg. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 14, 2014 at 7:14 PM

Simply beautiful - I like the OOF birds in the lower section of the foreground and clean blues above it to really show off the birds. Nice details as well

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 14, 2014 at 7:27 PM

Beautiful classic poses, Chuck. I love the incredible detail in the eyes.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 14, 2014 at 8:44 PM

Oooohhhhh! I really like this. Very nice image. Excellent exposure and composition. Love the mood of this image!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 14, 2014 at 9:23 PM

I like the feel of this shot Charles. Between the color palette and the content, it is very pleasing and tells a nice story.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 15, 2014 at 12:14 AM

Beautiful image - the gannets are so picturesque. Great angle and BG too -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 15, 2014 at 12:47 AM

Exquisite, Chuck. The composition, capture, techs and background are just wonderful. The larger version just blows your socks off.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 15, 2014 at 6:34 AM

You got a winner

The Large version is stunning to say the least

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on July 15, 2014 at 7:07 AM

Stunning shot Chuck. The symmetry is great and the exposure is wonderful with plenty of detail and depth to the whites.

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Comment posted by David Rowe on July 15, 2014 at 11:20 AM

What a fabulous photograph!
Outstanding technique and artistic merit.
Top marks, Chuck for this masterwork.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 15, 2014 at 11:56 AM

Way to cool, wonderful pose with both birds sharp, excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 16, 2014 at 5:18 PM

This is sweet Chuck, great interaction and portrait at the same time, it looks like you had a productive time up there.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 25, 2014 at 8:11 PM

Excellent - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 29, 2014 at 1:11 AM

It has all been said!
Jagdeep Rajput

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