Posted by jack chapman on June 28, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Have just got back from 2 weeks in BC, Canada. 10 nights of which were spent helping out biologists on a small and remote island called mandarte, for work experience. found plenty of time for photography especially in the mornings and there's plenty around
plenty more where this came from, so if you can all stomach lots of foreign wildlife,
this here is pigeon guillemot, hence the title, as you can see it's closely related to the black guillemot, very active and charismatic little things they open their mouths like this when they make a high pitched squealing noise
40D + 300mm + 1.4 extender
1/640 @ f5.6
ISO 400
full frame
Lovely pose and setting on that rock, the colour in its mouth really draws your attention. Only minor nit is the food protruding: the tiny bit of red there is a tad distracting
This is lovely. You could try a few different crops. Initially I preferred it with a little less foreground then looked and Tom's idea - that works well too.
Superb shot. I agree athat a bit of the top would improve what is already an excellent image.
That foreground rock is the perfect foil for the dark bird and leads your eye straight to the subject and then the bright red gape tops it off perfectly. Eric
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10 repliesplenty more where this came from, so if you can all stomach lots of foreign wildlife,
this here is pigeon guillemot, hence the title, as you can see it's closely related to the black guillemot, very active and charismatic little things they open their mouths like this when they make a high pitched squealing noise
40D + 300mm + 1.4 extender
1/640 @ f5.6
ISO 400
full frame
JohnR
Cheers,
Dan.
Matt
Superb colour and loads of details in the blacks
John
Thanks for sharing.
Brett.
That foreground rock is the perfect foil for the dark bird and leads your eye straight to the subject and then the bright red gape tops it off perfectly.