Gannet landing

[Sidharth Kodikal]

An Australasian Gannet landing at the Muriwai Gannet colony in NZ.
The viewing platform is much higher than the colony, so direct eye contact is unfortunately not possible for landing shots.

Canon 1D4, 500mm
1/1600, f6.3, ISO 160
HH, manual.

Do you find the dark, rough sea bg interesting or distracting?
All feedback appreciated.
Thanks.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A nice subject. I like the almost monocromatic mood of the image and the open wings with so nice details.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the pose and the killer BKGR. What were you doing in NZ???? Did you get to see any penguins?

[Karl Egressy]

Great flight of an cool species, Sid.

[Derek Willcox]

nice flight pose good details good wok on getting the shot

[Mike Landwehr]

Sidharth, I find the background both distracting (a little) and interesting (a lot). Knowing that it is rough seas, it provides a great setting for your shot. I like the sharpness of the shot, and those wonderful webbed feet with the green lines. I photographed them on Bonaventure Island a year ago, and loved every minute of the experience.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting.


Love the pose and the killer BKGR. What were you doing in NZ???? Did you get to see any penguins?

Thanks, Artie. Family vacation (where I was able to sneak out for a couple of bird photography sessions). No penguins this time; we spent all our time on North Island. We saw 3 penguin species when we toured the South Island a couple years ago.

[David Salem]

Cool landing pose Sid. Sure dose have a neat monotone look to it and I like the splash of color in the head. The overhead POV is unique and the exposure and detail look great. Nice capture.
Keep em coming from your trip.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose, exp. and details

[William Dickson]

Lovely image of this lovely bird, and the background is stunning. Well done Sidharth

[gail bisson]

I love the bird and the unique POV.
I do find the BG distracting but once I knew it was the ocean it felt better to the eye.
The IQ on the bird is excellent.
Hope to see more brtds from NZ. We don't get that many posted on BPN
Gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks for the comments!