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Off Kaikoura, New Zealand.
From a pelagic boat trip, attracted by chum.
These birds are amazing. Their wing span just blew me away and yet, they can tuck those wings in perfectly.
Canon 1 DX 100-400mm v.2
ISO 2000 F 6.3 SS 1/2000
About 75% FF. Nothing added or cloned.
FYI- The water color is accurate as is the pale pink bill.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
Terrific shot Gail, love the water and bow wave.
Neat direct frontal pose and exposure.
A little more dof would have been nice.
Gail:
Love him/her cresting the wave, throwing a big bow wake, right down the barrel pose, framing of the bird.
I am curious what your settings were. I suspect with all the movement of your boat and the bird/waves, that you were forced to shoot at a high shutter speed, and fairly wide open, hence the reduced DOF.
Cheers
Randy
Thanks for the comments guys. I am sorry I did not include my EXIF data.
ISO 2000 f 6.3 SS 1/2000.
The bird is about 2 feet long so there is no way to get everything in the DOF. I was just trying to get the face/bill in focus.
Beautiful bird Gail,and processed very well as usual . Like that straight on look and I don't know how you got that low angle off the boat.All that matters is well focused. TFS
My kind of shot, low angle, some environmental interest, and even though I don't normally favour on shots tis one is so 'down the barrel' it works
Mike
What a super capture, Gail. Great low POV surfing the crest of the swell. The colors are beautiful, and your control of the whites look spot on.
Geoffrey
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Outstanding POV, no way you could get anymore DOF if you shot at f22...
Great subject!
Wonderful head-on look, great POV, and I love the water texture.
What an opportunity. As usual, this canvas is spot on everywhere. The wave, the pressure wave, the pose, the BG and even the DOF. TFS
Yeah, this is what you want from this head-on shot. Love the symmetry and the waves really adds some nice motion.
Nice how the bird is riding that wave. Works well dead center. Nice detail. Love the color in the water.
What a fun image this is!! I love the colours, low angle (surely more of it high on a wave), and straight-on stare. Dof is A-OK with me, but I do feel that the critical focus seems to be on the bow-wave rather than the eyes. I don't mind it though as this is pretty unique image.
