THEME: Straight Down The Barrel - Rock Hopper Penguin (Bad Hair Day)

[Jay Gould]

This cutie was imaged in The Falkland Island - a magic place!

Jackie gave it the title.

Camera: 7D
Capture date/time: 01 Jan 10; 3pm
Light condition: sunny
Lens: 300 f/2.8
Focal length: 600
Extender: 2X
Distance: 8.3m
Tube: none
Flash/Comp: no
ISO: 200
Exp Prog: Av
Speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Exp Comp: -1/3
Metering: Evaluative
WB: Auto
AF Drive: AI Servo
Tripod: no; I was lying on the grass and cushioned the lens with my arm.
Filter: None
Crop: None

Processed in LR3 and CS5 - plus Pixel Genius Sharpening.

All C&Cs gratefully appreciated!

[Randy Stout]

Jay:

Sharp, funny "hair"

somehow, the tight crop works with a penguin. Nice low shooting angle.

Wish the light was more even on the face/eyes, and that the BG was a bit more even in the RUC.

Look forward to more.

Cheers

Randy

[Dan Busby]

Great shot of a fantastic bird Jay! Love the disheveled "hair", which makes the photo. A better look at the eyes would have been nice, as would a more even exposure on the bird. But love it anyway.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved that hairdo... :cheers:

[Stu Bowie]

Comp works well, and you dont even need any gel for that hairdo.:w3

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jay,
Light and HA already covered.....but the hair makes this one for me! On my bucket list for sure!