Home from Southern Oceans Expedition #2

[Arthur Morris]

This image of a sleeping King Penguin was also created at Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. I used the tripod mounted Canon 500mm f/4L EF IS II lens, the Canon 1.4x EF tele-extender III, and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 stops: 1/320 sec. at f/8. Central sensor/AI Servo Rear Focus AF and recompose.

For a larger size, to check out the situation, and to learn what happened to my 500 II and my 1D X check out the "Wrecked. And Loving It" blog post here.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Randy Stout]

Artie:

That one certainly gets your attention. "Oh no, a headless penguin!" The little pop of yellow adds a lot, nice detail in the feathers on his left wing,looks cold. Nice that you left enough room at the top for the virtual head!

Cheers

Randy

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Love the image, great story ... but the thing I like most about what you shared is the phrase "Happiness is a choice". Absolutely true!

Curious, where does the head go? Does it tuck in or just get put to a side/back? Looks uncomfortable :)

[John Cooper]

An unusual image Art that grabs ones attention! The splash of yellow adds a bit of coulor of an otherwisw B&W image.

[Raymond Lee]

Great capture Artie! Really nice soft colour! I agree with Randy that the yellow colour adds a lot!

Artie:

That one certainly gets your attention. "Oh no, a headless penguin!" The little pop of yellow adds a lot, nice detail in the feathers on his left wing,looks cold. Nice that you left enough room at the top for the virtual head!

Cheers

Randy

LOL! I was going to say something about the headless penguin!

[Marina Scarr]

This image gives the viewer food for thought, which I like. While the whites aren't hot, I am yearning for a bit more details in the chest fur/feathers. Not even sure if that's a realistic expectation.

[dankearl]

I just laughed when I opened this. Very interesting but I do want to see the head!
A big tease!

[Shawn Zierman]

This made me chuckle also. A well designed clever image.
But the head angle is horrible....

[arash_hazeghi]

cool! where is the head ?

[Jim Crosswell]

Interesting image Arthur! I like the composition, exposure and behaviour.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Saw it on your blog and chuckled. What a shot...very unique. loved the composition.

[Karl Egressy]

Interesting picture Artie, very well taken.
I read your story about part of the trip. It is very well written.

[Arthur Morris]

Interesting picture Artie, very well taken. I read your story about part of the trip. It is very well written.

Thanks Karl. Lots more coming on the trip both on the blog and in Bulletin #422 (coming soon). Folks can click here to subscribe to the Bulletins or here to subscribe to the Blog.

[Grace Scalzo]

Strangely disturbing.

[Arthur Morris]

Strangely disturbing.

I find it quite peaceful .

[Arthur Morris]

I just laughed when I opened this. Very interesting but I do want to see the head! A big tease!

Hey Dank, I have dozens with the head on but most of those with the eye tightly closed and a few with the bird barely squinting....

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks all for your kind comments.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

So where's the head anyway? Seriously, Do they tuck it or is it hanging over the side that we can't see it? I am curious. Interesting image

[Frank Schauf]

Really great pose.

[Arthur Morris]

So where's the head anyway? Seriously, Do they tuck it or is it hanging over the side that we can't see it? I am curious. Interesting image

I am not sure whether they just rest the head on their back or tuck it into their feathers. If I ever return I will check it out. See here for a tighter view of a different sleeping bird.