Flying Maestro - Fulmar x2

Almost gull-like the fulmar is related to the albatrosse and flies low over the open sea, gliding and banking effortlessly.They are very hard to follow in camera but with this photo he banked up the cliff face on one of the updraughts and i was waiting They are a beautiful seabird.

All Comments/Advice Welcome

Tech;
D300,600vr
F8,1/800
iso 400
PP-CS3,Full Frame
Thanks For Looking

Nice flight shot Craig. I feel it is a pity that you do not see it's eye.

Nice feather detail and the exposure looks great. As John said, shame you can't see its eye all that well. They are amazing to watch, especially "surfing" on the updraughts by cliffs.

Was Going to post this one as it's the only one with eye contact but i thought it was to small in the frame i'll let you guys decide for me, many thanks

Glad you posted the second one Craig - definitely the winner for me! Not just for the eye, but the extra space around the bird.

Hello Craig.

The first post does not really work for me for the reasons others have said.

Second post is much better.

There is a tendancy to crop birds in flight in the same way as for a static bird ie filling the frame, the second repost is much much better in my view over and above the eye contact point as there is sky/room for the bird to fly in - I would also have cropped it with more room below the bird for the same reason - rule of thirds (or fifths) works much better for birds in flight ie bird in 1/3 (or 2/5) and 2/3rds (or 3/5) to fly into

Mike

Yes - the second image is much the better of the two for me for the same reasons. Add the space below as Mike suggests then it will be superb.

'Done' Thanks All