Nature Photographers Network
This is the preserved archive of the original Nature Photographers Network. The community continues at naturephotographers.network.
Forums · UKNP

Bempton Ganet

Discussion

12 replies
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 11, 2006 at 3:25 AM
If you want to practice flight photography at Bempton cliffs there's a constant stream of ganets, puffins, herring gulls etc flying by. Some are quite close so a 300mm could be OK.

Cheers

Tim
D2H, 800mm
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 11, 2006 at 3:35 AM
Nice image Tim,Yep being 400 feet up gives abig advantage for the flight stuff,Bempton also good for raptors :toast:
Posted by PhilH on May 11, 2006 at 3:41 AM
Nice one Tim, I like the diagonal dynamic very much, nice sharp and good detaial....

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on May 11, 2006 at 6:11 AM
Great photo, Tim - and it sure sounds like a great place. The tailfeathers here makes the photo really dynamic :toast:
Posted by Dennis Alden on May 11, 2006 at 9:38 AM
Stunning image Tim - I love the way you have framed this.

I visited last year but didn't get anything that approaches this I found the 300 just a little limiting

:toast:

dennis
Posted by David Kjaer on May 11, 2006 at 11:01 AM
Hi Tim

As good a Gannet shot as I have seen - great crop and composition!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 11, 2006 at 2:06 PM
Hi Tim, this is absolutely superb, well done

Regards

Barrie :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on May 11, 2006 at 4:04 PM
Hi Tim
spot on picture and I agree with the other comments.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on May 11, 2006 at 5:42 PM
Hi Tim

Great flight shot :toast:

I like gannets, for me they are very photogenic and attractive with great colour. You have captured the colour perfectly here, pin sharp with excellent eye contact. Great stuff.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 12, 2006 at 5:03 AM
Great head-on flight shot Tim. The gannet turning its head slightly has really added to the image. Do you have any shot with a 300mm as I see this is with an 800mm! :wink: Just give me some hope that when I go I can get something similar with my teeny-tiny 300 :biggrin: Can you recommend any particular vantage points along the cliffs? I'll be going there soon for the first time...
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 12, 2006 at 6:12 PM
Hi Elliott,
They do get get close to on lookers at the cliffs edge so I can see a 300mm being adequate, last year I used a 50-500mm along with the 800mm to take pics with success. As for locality my route is go down to the edge from the RSPB centre and go left for a few hundred yards (not forward).

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 13, 2006 at 7:50 AM
Hi Tim a nice image ,thinking of going to bempton next week.

Phillip.
:toast: :wavey:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on May 14, 2006 at 10:14 AM
Hello Tim
Nearly missed this one - a stunner!
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast: :toast: