Magnificent Frigatebird

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is one of a male Frigatebird that I made on James Shadle's boat.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/125005689/original.jpg

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/8, ISO 400, cropped from horizontal, manual exposure

[Harshad Barve]

excellent image , lovely wing and tail pose here
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Great banking angle, and I like the splayed tail. Well timed to get the lower wing in the curved part of the foliage. The clouds add a lot to the sky BG.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful topside view with good detail in the blacks. really love the flight pose in this capture .

[Bob Pelkey]

You've been getting amazingly close to this spectacular species.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

You've been getting amazingly close to this spectacular species.

Yes, James is really good at getting you to the right spot.

[Austin Thomas]

Hi Axel,

Great position and exposure and a catchlight as well.

Nicely done.

tfs

Austin

[Daniel Cadieux]

Impressive image Axel, awesome wingspread. I also love the inclusion of vegetation. I see a hint of clouds in the BG...it may be worth seeing if you could make them a bit more discernable from the sky?

[Michael Stern]

Axel,
Your exosure and sharpness seem right on! Very difficult to get that close to these birds!!
Mike

[Myer Bornstein]

Great image and I agree with the other comments

[Fabs Forns]

Awesome detail in the blacks, nice soft light helped you there. Like the dorsal banking too. Hope they cooperate when we go up there soon.

[Doug Brown]

Like it a lot Axel. Nice sharpness and good detail in the darks. The vegetation and sky add to the image.

[Morkel Erasmus]

nice to see one giving you such a pleasant pose. l like how the branches frame and anchor the image.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice banking position, BG and the trees add to it too.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice shot, TFS>