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Posted by Nick on July 28, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Anyone for a ....
Shag Phalacrocorax aristoteli
1DII, 500/4, 1.4xII, 1/160 @ f/8

Interested in your thoughts on this one....
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 28, 2008 at 2:08 PM


Lovely shot Nick , beautiful light and a gorgeous BG , feather detail is excellent.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 28, 2008 at 2:19 PM
Beautiful Nick, superb feather detail and BG - I'd love to see that tiff printed 20x30 :cool: :wavey:

Gorgeous image Nick :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on July 28, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Hi Nick,

The only thing that bothers me about this and it is totally out of your control is the white stuff on it's beak. It just makes a perfect looking bird look a bit untidy. Other than that it's a top class image.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Rob Fisher on July 28, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Nick,

For me this shot is made by the back ground colour and soft light. Great detail in the feathers, and nice composition.

Wish I was back there:-)

Rob
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 28, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Think this printed 20x30 would scare small children!

Do it! :wink:
Posted by Graeme Lee on July 28, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Gorgeous light and the blacks look superb. Nicely done Nick :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 29, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Loving that background-great detail
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 29, 2008 at 1:55 PM
The green of the eye and the yellow of the beak repeats perfectly in the background.
Wonderful detailed feathers. I like the pose.
compliments,
Bertl
Posted by Nick on July 29, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone - Bertl, well spotted with the colours :toast:. I was wondering if anyone would pick up on them.

I know what you mean about the beak Rob, although he'd let us close, it wasn't that close that we could clean it for him :wink:. Think the mess is chick bum-fluff/feathers as he was heading for a nest & had landed a bit short of it.