Gannet

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/8
1/4000
ISO 640

This is another pose on a Gannet I posted a few months ago. I liked the flight pose on this one, as he/she was shaking off water after taking off from the sea.

Will

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Just a great flight capture, William. First thing that impressed me, other than everything else, was the excellent control of the whites. Nice and sharp and such fine detail on the eye that where the specular highlight is positioned, we see the pupil clearly behind the curvature of the surface. Love the dangling feet and water droplets. If mine I might want to extend the lighter BG over the dark on right.

Geoffrey




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[Tim Foltz]

Will, unique pose, great exposure and nice subtle colors, that eye looks like it was made of glass and has some nice depth to it.

-Tim

[Glenn Pure]

Beautiful work Will. Superb tone and colour, especially the way you've rendered this on the breast and underside white parts. Water droplets add a nice touch and all set nicely against a contrasting background. The bit of backlighting behind the tail is also great. As usual, you detail and clarity is excellent. Nice one.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Will that's a real gem so sharp and detailed - well done.

[Alex Becker]

Can only echo what's been said above -- a unique capture with nice details and a great eye. I also love the water drops falling behind. Nice handling of the exposure as well. TFS