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Gannet Colony, Boreray, St Kilda II

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Posted by Danny Green on May 26, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Gannet Colony, Boreray, St Kilda II
One more shot of Boreray this time showing the sheer scale of the cliffs on the north face, over sixty thousand pairs of Gannet nest on the Island and its outlying stacks of Stac Lee and Stack An Armin. The island also supports 140,000 pairs of puffins and 60,000 pairs of fulmer so you can see why it has achieved world hertitage status making it one of the most important seabird colonies in the world.

Canon 1DS MK11, 24-70mm lens, 1/500, F10, ISO 200

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Liam Pauling on May 26, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Great shot Danny, I love the mist really makes the image, who needs sunny days!


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Posted by Rob Howard on May 26, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Hi Danny,

WOW :eek: That is one impressive sight, shame we don't have sound as I bet the noise was deafining. Again another top shot, with bags of atmosphere.

Thanks for sharing

Regards

Rob
Posted by Brett Lewis on May 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Hi Danny, in many aspects I actually prefer this one based on it's title and what the image shows.. I can see more of the colony together with the great scenery that you have captured to your usual high standard. Very nicely done and a wonderful seen. Many thanks for sharing with us.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Richard Peters on May 26, 2009 at 11:38 AM
I'd love to see this bigger to really appreciate the detail. I imagine it's quite impressive! The scale is a little lost at web size but thats only to be expected.
Posted by Ian Mason on May 26, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Nice couple of images Danny - conveying a very sombre mood. I was in the Hebrides last year but couldn't tempt my wife to go out on the rib. Certainly on my list. Makes me think of the locals who used to abseil down these cliffs to gather seabirds for food.
Posted by Graham Goddard on May 26, 2009 at 4:42 PM
The low cloud really makes this image and the last. Nice one Danny :toast:
Posted by Ray on May 26, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Very atmospheric, an excellent result.
Posted by Brian McGeough on May 27, 2009 at 2:23 AM
Love it, think it would look stunning as a large print, the cloud makes it an outstanding photograph! :toast: :toast:

Cheers
Brian
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
Well I'm going to upset your apple cart Dangerous - nice shot but I like the first one a lot more :wink:

The one thing that puts me off this one a bit Dan is the lack of water in the foreground - it's like a cursory strip at the bottom that doesn't add very much - much better in the first post matey :wavey:

But hey, that's just my opinion - and we all know about those don't we :biggrin:
Posted by Craig Jones on May 27, 2009 at 4:46 AM
Lovely portrait showing the harshness of life on 'Boreray', love the mist-covered peak,very nice :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Paul Hobson on May 27, 2009 at 5:57 AM
pair of lovely atmospheric shots Danny, very Scottish-Northern feel to them

Paul
Posted by Ian Haskell on May 27, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Yeah, not as much impact as the first shot but still pleasing. The light seems to be kicking off to the right hand side of the frame (or thats where my eye is going). In the first image the shot has a very nicely lit cliff and a gannet flying in just the right position.

Ian