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Dramatic Black Shadow Background Gannet
Northern Gannet, breeding plumage adult
This image was created on June 30, 2016 at Bempton Cliffs, UK with the hand held Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens and my souped up Nikon D850. ISO 400. I went with the book exposure for super-bright whites, 1/5000 sec. at f/6.3 (the equivalent of 1/2500 sec. at 9) in Manual mode. AWB at 5:34pm on a dead-clear afternoon. Center group (grp) Continuos (AI Servo in Canon) shutter button AF was active at the moment of exposure. The upper point in the array was on the bird’s cheek as originally framed.
To learn what I was seeing and thinking when I made this image, see the Bempton Cliffs Part I: Dramatic Black Shadow Backgrounds blog post here.
As for the image, don't be shy; all comments are welcome.
with love, artie