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Antarctic Skua, Slow Pan

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Posted by Duncan Armour on September 19, 2009 at 12:11 PM
A bit different this one. Was trying slow panning shots of passing skuas from the deck of our ship. Quite a big crop to position the skua off centre. The shutter speed was slow enough for a wave to partially obscure the bird during the shot.

Canon 40D, 100-400mm L IS, 1/60 f11
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 19, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Hi Duncan,
different yes but also fascinating for me. The bird ist sharp and stands out of the BG.
Comp works for me too.
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Peter Edge on September 19, 2009 at 5:27 PM
It has a dreamy abstract quality. Definitely arty.
Nice shot
Pete
Posted by eric weight on September 20, 2009 at 3:53 AM
Yes, I like that very much.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Drew Mellowship on September 20, 2009 at 5:46 AM
Works for me, I like the texture that the water has created seems to be a nice canvas for the Skua to simply float across.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Lee Newman on September 20, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Very nice. The water colour & textue are superb. The Skua stands out well against the bg & is nicely positioned in the frame.

Lee