The gannets perform a territorial display where they droop their wings, bob up and down, and shake their heads violently from side to side as if saying "no!."
As soon as I saw it I thought "flash blur." You create a flash blur by choosing a slow shutter speed along with the correct ambient exposure while firing the flash (usually in ETTL at zero). The flash creates a single sharp image super-imposed atop the blurred ambient image. As you cannot "see" what you will get, it is best to take many images if possible. You need to set the drive to slower than high speed to give the flash time to recycle.
Canon 400mm f/4 IS DO lens with the 1.4X II TC and the EOS-1D MIII on a Mongoose M3.5. Evaluative metering +1 stop. ETTL flash at zero with Better Beamer.
Don't be shy; all comments welcome.
06-21-2008, 03:34 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
Very cool technique and result, thanks for sharing!
06-21-2008, 07:12 PM
Lance Peters
Intresting - looks like he has a personailty disorder :)
I like it.
06-22-2008, 06:53 AM
Brutus Ostling
:D I like your humour in the photos. This one works.
06-23-2008, 07:49 AM
Fabs Forns
Great ghosting effect, Maestro. It must have moved the last minute because the eyes in the original position were recorded pretty good :)
06-23-2008, 09:02 PM
Julie Kenward
First, LOVE THE NAME! I miss those old movies...
Love the colors in this but the action really makes the image something special. That face! Who couldn't love that face?
06-25-2008, 04:12 PM
Alfred Forns
Just too funny !!! One gran goofy image !!! Love it Big Congrats on seeing this image !!!!
06-26-2008, 05:23 AM
Rosl Roessner
Love this one! Cool technique and very impressive title too!
