Just got back from Saltee and Skomer with Danny and Mark Sisson. A fantastic trip with lots of Sea birds and spectacular landscapes. The weather couldn't be better. Great light in the mornings and evening and birds all over the place. The Razorbill was my main target and I spend a lot of time with these birds. This is one of my favorite image.
iso 200 1/160 sec. F5.6 Nikon D3 with 200-400/4 full frame
A very well thought out shot,underexposed just enough to see the shape of the Razorbill whilst the prominance of the white stripes comes through,wonder what it would have looked like a little more underexposed leaving just the white??
Nice!!!
How was skomer?Many Puffins?Close?
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Lewis Thomson on June 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Hi Edwin,
I can see why this is your favourite, it looks like a fine art painting! I really rate this, those fine white markings are really striking and in this case I like that the outline of the bird doesn't stand out from the BG.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Posted by Mark Davies on June 25, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Every now an then an image comes along and just makes you sit back and stare at the screen .Its took me 10 minutes to write this .Just awesome, an absolutely wonderful image.
Posted by Colin Crowdey on June 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM
This is a truly magnificent image - I think that because you can see the reflection in the top of the birds eye you have added depth, without that the eye would not be visible and the image not so good -
Now that works in B&W! A very well chose image to lose the colour from.
For me it needs a hint more brightness in the eye, other than that, this is a very high calibre end result.
I knew when we were doing these shots that you'd get something classy like this - really good and glad we've got the monochrome train rolling on here!!
Works for me!! What a lovely, different refreshing image. I'd also like to see just a tad more brightness to the eye but that might be personal taste. Very well done
Simplicity is the hardest part of photography IMHO. No gimmicks, no clever BGs or POVs, it just stops you in your tracks, as if the pause button has been pressed. The 'shot' of the year for me. Inspiring Edwin.
On another thread today someone had mention that the Forum was too 'Bird' orientated and I have to agree. There is not enough diversity here compared with a while back, but this has raised the bar in both vision and execution. This might be inspiration to others, but I trust this image will not be watered down by imitation.
Edwin, your next posting will, I am sure, be view with much anticipation. No pressure.
Steve
PS Great to meet you last week, wished I had more time with you & Rene
Posted by Mark Hamblin on June 25, 2009 at 6:11 PM
It's all been said. Outstanding shot. I agree eye could be lifted a tad and is it actually black and white? Looks like a straight shot to me. Cheers, Mark
Posted by David Taylor on June 25, 2009 at 6:47 PM
I agree about the proliferation of bird images, excellent though most are. Here is one that is exceptional in many ways. Superb composition.
an excellent shot Edwin, but I agree it is your vision that is most impressive. How many of us would have thought to try this? Not me, that's for sure.
Matt
Posted by Sam Mannaerts on June 26, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Discussion
26 repliesiso 200 1/160 sec. F5.6 Nikon D3 with 200-400/4 full frame
Edwin Kats
Nice!!!
How was skomer?Many Puffins?Close?
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Hi Edwin,
I can see why this is your favourite, it looks like a fine art painting! I really rate this, those fine white markings are really striking and in this case I like that the outline of the bird doesn't stand out from the BG.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Colin
Tim
For me it needs a hint more brightness in the eye, other than that, this is a very high calibre end result.
Cheers,
Chris
Mark
Love those clear lines and the moody effect of the underexposure!
Well done!
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Dave
Simplicity is the hardest part of photography IMHO. No gimmicks, no clever BGs or POVs, it just stops you in your tracks, as if the pause button has been pressed. The 'shot' of the year for me. Inspiring Edwin.
On another thread today someone had mention that the Forum was too 'Bird' orientated and I have to agree. There is not enough diversity here compared with a while back, but this has raised the bar in both vision and execution. This might be inspiration to others, but I trust this image will not be watered down by imitation.
Edwin, your next posting will, I am sure, be view with much anticipation. No pressure.
Steve
PS Great to meet you last week, wished I had more time with you & Rene
Danny
Dave
Matt
I did lighten up the eye but maybe it could do with some more.
Edwin Kats
Well seen and captured. I can imagine that the large image looks superb.