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Razor Bill

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Posted by Mark Green on May 14, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Razor Bill
One from last week, spent a few days with danny photographing seabirds. it was sooo hard to keep the white and blacks exposed nicely in quite harsh light. these are great birds to watch , they have very puffin like mannerisms. :smile:

1D4
300F2.8 + 1.4TC
ISO250
F5.6
1/1250th

very slight crop from the top.

C&C welcome

:toast:
Mark.G
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 14, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Colours work extremely well Mark, BG in particular, looks like the weather was kind to you.

Nice detail and congrats in retaining the eye. Always love that 'Kodak' inside throat, good to have a little splash of colour in an image. Might lose a tad off the top for me, but still a very good image IMHO. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve :wavey:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Thats a really nice image, Lovely background,Good pose and the splash of colour at the bottom and throat really add to the image

Dave :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Davies on May 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM
I agree with all above , a super and well timed image , a smidgen off the top and ..... :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on May 14, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Simply gorgeous! :toast: :toast:
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 14, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Hi Mark

cracking shot and the open mouth makes it :toast:

For me a bit more on the RHS :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on May 14, 2010 at 6:04 PM
Hi Mark,

Thats a cracking shot with great colours and detail in the blacks and the whites.

Regards

Rob
Posted by James Blair on May 15, 2010 at 1:54 AM
Great image. Got the matt black perfectly. :toast:
Posted by Justin on May 15, 2010 at 3:26 AM
A fine portrait and all the more interesting thanks to the open beak. The thrift in the foreground adds extra interest.
A little fill in flash would have worked well here in brightening the white plumage and adding a little sparkle.
Posted by Rene de Heer on May 15, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Love the open beak and the image is well exposed. Not easy at all!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Craig Jones on May 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Really nice Mark,made so much better by the beak open and colours from the flowers,really nice :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 15, 2010 at 2:02 PM

Tis a fine Razorbill shot, very nicely done Mark.

Andy...
Posted by Colin Pickett on May 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM
Stunning image you really nailed the exposure. :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on May 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Good job there weren't any gulls to attack you on the clifftops!! :smile:

Nice one Mark

Mark
Posted by Edwin kats on May 15, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Well done. Beautiful.

Edwin
Posted by Guy Rogers on May 16, 2010 at 4:24 AM
Hello Mark.

Thats a really beautifull shot and the open beak showing of that yellow inside really makes this for me.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 16, 2010 at 5:25 AM
Nice one Mark and well exposed.

David :toast:
Posted by Richard Peters on May 17, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Spot on exposure! :toast: