Gentoo leaving sea

Gallery: AvianPosted October 11, 2014461 views6 comments

One more image from my last year's trip to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica. This is a gentoo penguin emerging from the sea. Note the orange reflection of its feet against its lower abdomen.
Species: Gentoo penguin
Location:
Date: Nov, 2013
Equip: Canon 1Dx, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 lens at 200 mm
Specs: ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/4000s, Evaluative metering with +1 exp comp, Aperture priority, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley

Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/ critiques.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 11, 2014 at 1:12 PM

A well taken shot. The interesting thing I will take away from this is the awkwardness of the walking penguin, using its flippers to counterbalance its waddle.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 11, 2014 at 5:21 PM

A really adorable shot Ajit ! I like the composition and the orange reflection on the belly is really interesting.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 12, 2014 at 4:21 AM

Cool pose and shot. Nice to see the reflection of the feet on the belly. Some movement and action as well in this picture. I like it

, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 12, 2014 at 5:33 AM

Ajit,
Great pose here

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 12, 2014 at 7:02 PM

Sweet action portrait Ajit, I really like the incoming wave.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on October 12, 2014 at 7:23 PM

Ajit, cool shot, great pose and I like the wave. The orange reflection is a nice touch.

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