Arctic Skua (Svalbard)

[Jasper Doest]

Although the weather on Svalbard is dominated by heavy clouds, when the sun comes out at night the world turns into gold. An oldie from a couple of years back, but that night is still fresh in my memory.

Canon EOS1Dmk2N
Canon EF300/2.8L USM
1/1000 @ f/5.6
ISO200, RAW
Handheld

[Randy Stout]

Jasper:

Lovely colors in the bird and background. Very complimentary.

Just the right amount of wing blur to suggest motion, classic composition, nice head turn.

Thanks so much for sharing!

Randy

[Fabs Forns]

What a beautiful bird and what colors! Terrific pose on a perfect BG. Head angle A1, it doesn't get much better than this IMO.

[denise ippolito]

Jasper, Everything came together nicely for this one! The wing position and HA-nicely done!!

[Doug Brown]

Love the pose and eye contact here! You can't ask for nicer light. Great job!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very striking image Jasper. Love all the wonderful coloring and how the BG blends so beautifully with the artic skua. Great action and detail. !!!!

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice Jas. The sharpness on the body is amazing. Very nice colors as well.

Szimi

[Ron van Rossum]

Great flightshot indeed! Pose,detail..BG : everything fits,Jasper ..Congratulations ;)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Striking! Great pose, BG, light, detail, colors, exposure.. all look perfect IMO. congratulatons!