Gannet portrait

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ... due to my avian shot limitations , another Gannet from the archive .
Image taken on Helgoland back in 2015

Canon EOS 1D MK IV
EF 100-400 IS L at 250 mm
HH

F 7,1 ; Iso 200 ; 1/1250 sec

Processed with Capture One 20 and PSCC 2020 ; slightly cropped

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

Cheers Andreas

[Randy Stout]

Andreas:

Dramatic pose, framing works well, although I wouldn't object to a slightly looser crop ( sup. and to right) if available.

The shadowing gives it a nice sense of depth. Interesting iris detail.

A bit more DOF would have been nice for the tip of the bill.

Cheers

Randy

[David Roach]

Randy's comments are spot on for me, except the OOF bill tip doesn't matter for my taste. As Randy mentioned, the bright well lit iris is awesome. TFS

[John Mack]

A beauty for sure. Love that background. Neat pose. Detail is right on.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot Andreas, the bill tip is only slightly off focus, so I'll give you 9.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks folks for your kind comments , much appreciated .

I see where you are coming from with suggestion of crop ... a bit tight on RHS and top of the frame . A looser crop would be a good alternative

Cheers Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

EF 100-400 IS L at 250 mm

You were close Andreas, but agree, it needs more DoF for the bill tip.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Steve ... at one spot on Helgoland , you can get very close to the gannets