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Royal albatross

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Posted by David Sewell on June 1, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Royal albatross
Image taken on: Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:51
Focal length: 300 mm
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/8
ISO speed: 800
White-balance: Auto
Flash: No
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: D600
Lens: 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Exposure mode: Aperture priority
Exposure compensation: 0 EV
Metering mode: Centre Weighted Average

A Royal albatross from our recent trip to New Zealand, and taken on the same day as the dusky dolphins shot I posted recently. If you are of the same generation as me you are probably hearing Fleetwood Mac in your head while viewing this.:biggrin:

David
Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 1, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Like your comp on this one, David. It must have been an amazing sight and to be so close must have been a real treat. Once again another species I will never see in the flesh.

Fleetwood who? :confused: , only kidding :wink:

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Phil Ellard on June 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM
Lovely to see, classic image :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 1, 2013 at 1:17 PM
My pulling machine back in the day was a Stag with two bricks in the boot - you couldn't have any fun unless you let the handbrake off - and I certainly had some fun with that playing on the 8 track David :biggrin:

Cracking shot of a bird I doubt I'll ever see either.:toast:

I wonder how many of these young 'uns are going to have to Google "8 track" :eek:
Posted by Paul Whippey on June 1, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Cracking photo David. Interesting comp as well. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 1, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Well chosen format and love the composition.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by keith mitchell on June 2, 2013 at 3:07 AM
David a magnificent bird and as already mentioned nice composition, must have been great to view.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on June 2, 2013 at 3:53 PM
Never mind 8 track i had to google Stag :biggrin: Andy. Brilliant bird David nice inflight. Only seen waved alberts before.
Posted by Mike Smith on June 2, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Fleetwood Mac and Moody Blues - now your talking!

T Stags - they never moved did they? with steel engine block and alloy twin cam head = metal electrolytic corrosion & head gasket failure extraordinaire just the same as Doly Sprints which shared the same engine

Back to topic......Great shot :wink: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on June 3, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Majestic shot David :wink: I got the T shirts for the Stag, TR7, Moody Blues, Mick Fleetwood and many more :biggrin:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Mark Harding on June 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM
a dream bird.....i'll have to 'make do' with fulmars for now :) :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on June 3, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Hope it didn't land on the boat, supposed to be bad luck! Cracking shot David, a life tick I would imagine.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey: