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Posted by Des Ong on May 4, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Taken on a very windy day...

LARGER

Des :wavey:

D700, 200mm, iso200, 1/2000, f8.
Posted by Matt Cole on May 4, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Des, that is a stunner. The large version is fantastic. I love the way the light is picking out the bird while the rest are in shadows and the view down the cliff is very dramatic. The nesting material in the beak is the icing on the cake. Great work.

Matt :toast:
Posted by PhilH on May 4, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Has got to be one of the finest Gannet images I have seen for a long time... the included OOF habitat with all the activity of the other birds just takes this to the top....

(Its also an image I know I would not be able to get due to vertigo)

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Posted by keith mitchell on May 4, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Des dramatic it certainly is! excellent image.
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Keith.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 4, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Really like the thinking behind the shot Des, the inclusion of nesting material within the Gannet bill was well seen & executed as per Matts comment. Just trying to work out how the light worked. :wink:

Is the next shot whilst bungee jumping? :biggrin:

TFS
Steve :wavey:
Posted by eric weight on May 4, 2010 at 4:30 PM
You clever b*****; that's stunning.
:toast: :toast: eric
Posted by Des Ong on May 4, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Hi Steve, light coming from 5 o'clock, but we're on the outer cliff shooting inwards. The top of the cliff is lit but the lower part isn't.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 4, 2010 at 5:48 PM
Nice use of space :toast:

excellent :wink:
Posted by Karen Summers on May 4, 2010 at 5:55 PM
very nice image love the feeling of depth to it
Posted by Colin Crowdey on May 4, 2010 at 7:24 PM
very nice Des. You've captured the light perfectly, can only see it on the larger version, great atmospheric shot

cheers

Colin
Posted by Ian Butler on May 5, 2010 at 4:50 AM
Superb shot Des. Keep coming back to this one and it keeps getting better. The detail and business in the background is amazing but strangely doesn't overpower the gannet in the foreground. It seems to dissapear when viewing the gannet. Cant fault this image. Great atmosphere. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on May 5, 2010 at 6:26 AM
I with some here I cant work out how you've do it either but its most definitely an inspired bit of work
Posted by David Kjaer on May 5, 2010 at 6:57 AM
W :eek: W that's a bit special Des!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on May 5, 2010 at 9:38 AM
Beautiful image,one of the best from that location I have seen :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on May 5, 2010 at 1:16 PM
An absolute stunner, like this loads.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Andy Bate on May 5, 2010 at 1:30 PM
WOW!
Posted by Paul Rosser on May 5, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Fabulous image!
Paul. :wavey: