I had the pleasure to join James Shadle on his boat and we went to an island where literally hundreds of Frigatebirds spend the summer months. If you get a chance, I would highly recommend going there, it is an impressive sight and provides great photography opportunities.
If I'm not mistaken then this is a juvenile bird, I processed it on my laptop and hope it looks fine. I'm going to reprocess it on my large desktop when I get home.
1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1250s, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure
05-24-2010, 05:15 PM
Steve Maxson
I like the diagonal comp and overall sharpness, Axel. Also, good detail in both the darks and whites. Well done.
05-24-2010, 05:20 PM
arash_hazeghi
excellent Axel, good job with exposure too. looking forward to see your shots
05-24-2010, 05:49 PM
Ákos Lumnitzer
Don't change a thing Axel. Looks pretty top notch from Down Under. :) Congrats!
05-24-2010, 06:00 PM
Lorant Voros
You really pulled out all the details in the blacks and didn't get the whites toasted on the head and the chest. For me it is stunning, Axel. Hats off.
Lorant
05-24-2010, 06:11 PM
Arthur Morris
As above, everything looks magnificent :) It was good seeing you again.
05-24-2010, 09:19 PM
Ilija Dukovski
Excellent pose, great detail, love the bird.
05-25-2010, 01:49 AM
Morkel Erasmus
what a magnificent bird! exposure looks excellent with good detail and eye contact...never seen one in real life so can't comment on the colours :)
05-25-2010, 11:46 PM
Markus Jais
Fantastic flight shot with perfect exposure and great wing pose. I like the diagonal line of the wings.