Gannet

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2017263 views10 comments

Shot on a very 'bright' day and a ridiculous 20mph wind off the coast, buffeting both kit and photographer!!!! Certainly Canons improvements in the MKII have been far better, but it was interesting in harsh condition like these, to see if some of the changes really did work after a year of shooting with them - and they did, plus it made a change to shoot in reasonably low ISO settings.

Steve
Subject: Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/2500s at f/9 ISO640
Original format: Portrait, slight crop, almost FF
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2017

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on May 8, 2017 at 11:49 AM

I like the artistic feeling of the portrait here. The soft OOF colors frame the subject nicely. The brightness is a plus as it makes the bird really pop against the BG.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 8, 2017 at 12:27 PM

A fine image. I too like the framing at the bottom from the OOF vegetation. Nice exposure and composition.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 8, 2017 at 3:08 PM

Hi Stephen
Your control of the shutter speed and white paid off, the Gannet's head shot is really nice.
Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 8, 2017 at 6:57 PM

A lovely portrait, Steve. The oof foreground frames the Gannet beautifully.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 9, 2017 at 10:24 AM

Thanks folks. crying

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on May 9, 2017 at 3:40 PM

Superb! I love the soft purples in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 10, 2017 at 3:49 AM

Thanks Jenaya

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 11, 2017 at 9:07 PM

Beautiful portrait.
What a beautiful eye that bird has...

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 12, 2017 at 6:11 AM

Excellent white exposure, and the OOF stuff in front adds colour and interest.
Very well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 14, 2017 at 1:54 PM

Simply wonderful ! Classical Gannet shot, with the eye ring matching the sea in the BG. Pleasant composition, the whole image is a treat to the eye devil

, cheers, Hans

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