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Jim Fenton
06-26-2008, 07:13 AM
Another image captured last weekend.

This one was photographed in the morning in some fairly heavy fog / haze, just as the sun was burning through it.The sun was already a bit higher than I would have liked when it popped through. It was an interesting atmospheric situation as I and the bird were in the fog / haze, but these had already lifted on the other side of the dunes behind the subject toward the mainland.

The birds were flying into a southeast breeze and were cutting across my path at a faily close range...this is one where I managed to not clip any wings.

Some levels adjustments we required to clarify the haziness from the image and I felt that the wing span, tail spread and open beak made for a sucessful image capture?

Nikon D300, 500 AFS~VR, ISO 630, f8

Doug Brown
06-26-2008, 08:14 AM
I think it looks great Jim! Exposure is spot-on, and the open beak is a plus. Sharpness is excellent too.

Judy Lynn Malloch
06-26-2008, 09:15 AM
Very lovely flight image and Doug has covered all points. Fine work !!

Sabyasachi Patra
06-26-2008, 09:56 AM
This image works for me. Looks nice.

Glenn Bartley
06-26-2008, 10:17 AM
Just gorgeous! I love the flight pose and sharpness of this one.

Michel Pilon
06-26-2008, 11:01 AM
Hello Jim,

Very nice picture and composition of this sea bird...

Excellent exposition and having the beak opened is a nice "plus" to the picture...

Excellent compo with a lot of space in front of the bird!

Nice job!

Michel Pilon
Quebec, Canada

Daniel Cadieux
06-26-2008, 11:11 AM
It certainly is a succesful image Jim! Excellent top view of the wings.

Jonathan Michael Ashton
06-26-2008, 11:18 AM
One to be proud of! Great image, exposure is particularly well handled
Jon

Axel Hildebrandt
06-26-2008, 04:03 PM
The open bill and fanned tail make this one for me. Exposure control looks good, too. Thanks for sharing!