Black Guillemot

[Seppo Harmala]

Thisco-operative fellow was photographed few days ago at Isokari Island (near theFinnish coastline, Baltic Sea) where there is a small colony of BlackGuillemots breeding. We could only be there for two hours due to boat trip schedule- during the harsh 1...3 PM hours of course :)
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Canon 7D, 500/4, 1.4x, f/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 400

http://www.elisanet.fi/seppo.harmala/Black-Guillemot_BPN.jpg

[Krijn Trimbos]

Great shot Seppo. Nice wing position, good detail under the wings good flight angle. The patterns in the water are terrific. Maybe a tiny bit more sharpening would make this even better.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great wings-up pose, and I like the "oily" quality of the water. I could see the whites under the wing lightened more, and I agree with another round of sharpening. I wouldn't mind seeing the subject lower in the frame too. Good job overall...

[Seppo Harmala]

Good comments, thank you guys.