Taken at about 4.30am in a very low, warm, rising sun.
For what it is worth, this is a form of the Guillemot (Uria aalge) with a white eye ring and a thin white line extending behind the eye. It is not regarded as a subspecies, but merely as an example of dimorphism.
Beautiful potrait and very nicely done! Very minor but I find it is a little too central for my taste and think it would work better with a touch more space/canvas to the right of the frame. Just a thought!
Hi Tom
The image really has presence - finding the right combination of subject/background/light can be difficult, but you have really nailed it here. Congrats!
Cheers, Chris
Posted by jack chapman on July 11, 2008 at 9:49 AM
beautiful light and pose, i would have been tempted to put more space on the right here but this certainly still works for me
Posted by Elliott Neep on July 11, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Beautifully shot, Tom. Love the natural warmth and colours here. I trust the whites are in check as they look hot on this jpg. What was in the background to make it such a colour?
Whites are spot on, I have a third party professional print infront of me. Time to calibrate your monitor
The BG is rocks covered in (not supprisingly) Yellow Scales Xanthoria parietina & some Caloplaca marina which has no common name. (spot the scientist )
Posted by Elliott Neep on July 11, 2008 at 10:23 AM
That would be lichen then? Spot the person who uses Wikipedia
FWIW - There is a problem with the entry in Wikipedia, in that Xanthoria parietina (Yellow scales) is, in my opinion, definately NOT common orange lichen as that is the unaccepted common name for Caloplaca marina - but yes they are lichens
For benefit of Sam, who posed question are the bridled forms common, in the UK, not usually, they are about 5% of a colony if you are lucky. I think the % mix increases as you travel northwards though
I think the best analogy is like a single black sheep appearing in a flock of white sheep, regressive genes will appear at some time or other in a big enough sample (ie colony)
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15 repliesTaken at about 4.30am in a very low, warm, rising sun.
For what it is worth, this is a form of the Guillemot (Uria aalge) with a white eye ring and a thin white line extending behind the eye. It is not regarded as a subspecies, but merely as an example of dimorphism.
Tpod/600mm
200ASA/1600'/F4
Normal PS.
Is it rare or isn't it so hard to see this (the white eye ring)?
Beautiful potrait and very nicely done! Very minor but I find it is a little too central for my taste and think it would work better with a touch more space/canvas to the right of the frame. Just a thought!
The image really has presence - finding the right combination of subject/background/light can be difficult, but you have really nailed it here. Congrats!
Cheers, Chris
Whites are spot on, I have a third party professional print infront of me. Time to calibrate your monitor
The BG is rocks covered in (not supprisingly) Yellow Scales Xanthoria parietina & some Caloplaca marina which has no common name. (spot the scientist
I think the best analogy is like a single black sheep appearing in a flock of white sheep, regressive genes will appear at some time or other in a big enough sample (ie colony)
Compliments from here.
Greetings,
Bertl
JohnR
Great shot of a rare species in my book.
Barry
Kansas / Eastbourne
Very nice image Tom , gorgeous light and I like the comp.
Andy...