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It's my bath time !

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Posted by Graham Goddard on June 13, 2010 at 6:34 AM
It's my bath time !
Great Skua's at a bathing pool on Yell, Shetland (during heavy, prolonged rain that proved to me that a certain brand of clothing described as 'Waterproof' isn't quite how I'd describe it.....)

(n.b., not something I usually do, but I've cloned out a Skua that was lurking behind the displaying bird).

MKIII, 500mm + 1.4x, f5.6, 1/400

Posted by jack chapman on June 13, 2010 at 12:08 PM
excellent shot, good behaviour and nice soft lighting, the rain really enhances the feel of course too
Posted by PhilH on June 13, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Nice one... I like the atmosphere captured... well done too for admitting to your cloning...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ron McCombe on June 13, 2010 at 4:13 PM
I've been on yell on a day like this

great image with some good old Scottish weather

ron
Posted by Fran French on June 13, 2010 at 4:17 PM
I like the interaction here, and the image is nicely complimented by the rain. Hope you didn't get too wet!

Fran :toast:
Posted by Peter Woods on June 13, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Graham, I really like this and the choice to clone out the bird behind has worked as the displaying Skua really stands out well from the background. Well done :smile:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on June 13, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Hi Graham,

Hats off to you for being honest about the cloning. You did a great job of it! Lovely image action well caught and very atmospheric. :toast: :toast:

There's no such thing as bad weather in Scotland Just the wrong clothes :wink:

Shaun :wavey: