Incoming Northern Gannet

[Daniel Stenberg]

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w184/1birdman1/hav5.jpg

A shot from my recent visit at the german island of Helgoland in the North Sea.

D700, AF-S VR 70-200/2.8 @ 170mm.

Thanks for watching.

// Daniel

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Nice image, with excellent wing spread, sharpness, HA.

I like the basic comp, but purely as a matter of personal taste, I would crop off 20% of the open space to the right. Want space to fly into, bit since the atttention is directed down along the diagonal to the corner, I think the slightly tighter crop would work.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Exposure control, sharpness and BG look good. The left and right side of the image look somewhat darker than the rest, did you darken them?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I personally like the comp as is, but Randy's suggestion is another option. Looks like you applied some vignetting (as Axel also remarked)? The bird pops nicely against the darkish blue BG.

[Arthur Morris]

Very nicely done. Love the placement of the bird in the frame, the sharpness, and the spot-on EXP. Is the BKGR as it was out of the camera? Did you darken the corners and edges to emphasize the bird?

[Daniel Stenberg]

Thanks for your comments!

The background is as it was from the camera, haven´t really noticed that before...but you stare youre self blind on your own pictures sometimes. I have read about some vignetting with the 70-200 and the Nikon FX-cameras but haven´t given it at thought until now.

// Daniel

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice exposure, and wing position. Lovely blue BG. I wish the bird were more at eye level though, as it looks as though you are looking down on the bird.

[Lana Hays]

Dan
In addition to what others have said......I really like the pattern of the water. It adds depth to the image. Well done.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I like the pose, soft light, exppsure, BG and comp.
Congratulations!

[Markus Jais]

Great shot of this beautiful species. Helgoland is really a great place to photograph those fellows.
I like the composition and the blue background. Perfect exposure. Great wing pose.

Markus

[David Fletcher]

This is lovely Daniel. You are right in that the 70-200 has a rep' for vignetting on FX, but pretty easy to fix if you want to. Like this as is.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I wish the bird were more at eye level though, as it looks as though you are looking down on the bird.

Actually, this is another reason why I like the image...because this perspective makes me feel as if I'm at the edge of a cliff looking down towards the sea and onto oncoming gannets.:)

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks for your comments!

The background is as it was from the camera, haven´t really noticed that before...but you stare youre self blind on your own pictures sometimes. I have read about some vignetting with the 70-200 and the Nikon FX-cameras but haven´t given it at thought until now.

// Daniel

Thanks for the info, Daniel. The edges surely do look darker. What aperture did you use?

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and well exposed on the whies. I like the landing posture, and the gannet stands out nicely against the sea BG.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Cool pose, loved the exposure, the framing looks good, congrats...

[Daniel Stenberg]

Thanks again for your nice comments!

Artie: Think this one was at f/2.8

// Daniel

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Daniel. Vignetting is greatest at the wide open aperture so that makes sense.