Magnificent Frigatebird

[Lorant Voros]

Another photo from the last few weeks.

1DMKIV
500mm
ISO1600
f:8
1/500
Tripod
Flash

[Jack Breakfast]

Incredible view of the feathers and ghastly inner mouth!! Where was this taken?

[Lorant Voros]

Incredible view of the feathers and ghastly inner mouth!! Where was this taken?

Biosfera Ria Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico...my favorite area for birding:-).

[Melissa Groo]

Fantastic, somewhat forbidding portrait! Great job on depth of field. Powerful image, Lorant; I love it.

[Shawn Zierman]

Wow, this grabs your attention and won't let go.
Great visual impact, technically solid, nice flash work, though I don't care too much for the flash highlights in the
back of the throat....Excellent composition and very nice image.

[dankearl]

Spectacular!
A great look and the DOF to pull it off.
Very cool.

[Marina Scarr]

What a great behavior capture of this juvenile male. He's really in your face and you got enough DOF to make it work. Looking forward to more.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto all the pluses above. I'd like a bit more room to our left and above. Then I would lose the specular highlights in the throat that were caused by the flash which helped otherwise.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Lorant! I like the DOF, unique view, exposure and sharpness.

[Don Lacy]

Love the pose.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice!! I like the suggested tweaks. High impact image...

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! What a pose.
Excellent timing, nice details, and nice comp.
Well done.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Beautiful image Lóránt! Love the open bill and eye contact. There are stacks of nice details in the bird. The flash does not bother me. Too much PP for my liking. :D

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

That is super cool. I would like to see a little more room on the left