Razorbill

Gallery: AvianPosted July 31, 201490 views3 comments

These guys were still around but were few in numbers, most had already started their migration south.

Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick, Canada

D3s
50mm f/4
1/5000s @ f/14
ISO 2000
-1/3 EV
Manual Exposure
Handheld from an Island blind

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 1, 2014 at 6:51 PM

Great pose and a superb job on the whites, Chuck.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 1, 2014 at 9:42 PM

I also like the pose in this Charles, but the lack of light isn't helping this much since the eye gets lost in the dark feathers. Not sure how much you can try to bring out the details, but I think there is some opportunity there from what I can tell.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 1, 2014 at 9:54 PM

Kurt- I tried to bring the shadows out as much as I dared. These guys are notoriously tough to get good catch light even with direct light on the face. I have several shots in flight and with good direct light and the eye gets lost in the dark cheek feathering. The shot for me is all about the bird, as I've been looking to make an image of this species for quite some time. I have several other shots but they're all portraits-so I presented this for better or worse, as it were.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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