Courting Black-browed Albatrosses

[Mike Milicia]

EOS-1D X, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS + 1.4xII @ 280mm, 1/1250, f/8, ISO 400

Photographed last month on Saunders Island in the Falkands.



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[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent interaction captured, Mike. Exposure is perfect and so is the comp. Love the bg which seems to suggest a colony?
Very cool image.

[Sachin Saraf]

Beautiful image design Mike..Love the way birds are looking into each others eyes..

[Greg Oakley]

Superb interaction shot Mike. Could be my monitor, but are the whites a touch hot?
Cheers, Greg

[Uri First]

good interaction captured, loved the whits but i would try to add some tonal contrast for more whits details

[Karl Egressy]

Nice moment captured, beautiful image, Mike. I like having eye contact with both and the fine details of the beaks.

[Melissa Groo]

I love the composition you have here, Mike, and the curving lines and tension. Whites look fine in terms of exposure, but I could see a bit more detail teased out. Such a great interaction you have captured. I'm curious, do you know which one is the male?

[Doug Brown]

Terrific interaction and composition. The eye contact really makes the image.

[dankearl]

Although there is not much detail in the whites, the comp is superb, and it has a very nice soft feel to it.
The eyes do make it!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Love this Mike. Great interaction, love the comp and nice soft light

[Troy Lim]

Mike, best image yet from the ones you have posted so far from the trip.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the interaction above all. Whites looks good and they look white. Love the composition you chose.

[Shawn Zierman]

Touching moment...almost literally, but I do like the slight seperation between the bills. Great head angles.
Nice composition. Exposure is spot on.