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Fulmar in Landscape Spitsbergen.

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Posted by John Chapman on July 25, 2007 at 5:24 AM
Fulmar in Landscape Spitsbergen.
Fulmar in Landscape Spitsbergen taken from a boat. Techs. 1DM2n 85mm
Lens ISO 200 F4.5 1/3200. All comments welcomed.
John
Aberdeen.
Posted by Tristan Campbell on July 25, 2007 at 5:30 AM
Nice - it's great to see an avian shot that puts the bird in context of the much wider environment that it lives in.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on July 25, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Hi John,

I agree, nice to see the environment in which the bird is living. Great vision.

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Posted by Alan Bryant on July 25, 2007 at 12:46 PM
How did you get the BG so clear at f4.5 aswell as the bird ?.

Anyway its a great environment shot :cool:
Posted by Brian Irving on July 25, 2007 at 5:44 PM
I feel cold just looking at it, great pic.

Brian
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 26, 2007 at 4:30 AM
Good enviro shot John :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on July 26, 2007 at 6:09 AM
Hi Folks thanks for your comments. Alan when I looked at the Exif I could not believe that I shot the picture at F4.5 my brains must have been scrambled at the time normally I would shoot at F8 at least. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Nick on July 26, 2007 at 7:08 AM
I like the idea, but I'd have liked the bird to have been in more light rather than in the shade.

Background's clear because it's shot with a wide angle lens and the bird isn't close enough to throw the BG out of focus. Having said that, is the bird actually in sharp focus here John?

Fulmar's seem to be pretty inquisitive birds - did it come in any closer?
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 26, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Hi John a nice image of one of my favourite seabirds I would be tempted to take a little of the right-hand side and though the bird doesn't look sharp it still seems to fit well within the image.

Phillip.

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Posted by John Chapman on July 26, 2007 at 12:14 PM
Hi Folks thanks for your comments. Nick the birds came in very close to the boat and my eyes as well as my brains must be going as I did not notice the bird was not sharp. I have tried to sharpen the bird more. Phillip thanks for the suggestion. :toast:
John.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on July 27, 2007 at 6:07 AM
Hi John, a great birdscape with the dark phase Fulmar. 2nd version is better, but the bird is still a bit soft. I'm sure f8 would have taken care of that.... :wavey:
Posted by Paula Graham on July 28, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Wow, what a marvellous place to have visited. Interesting shot.