African Penquin

[Stu Bowie]

There is an area in Cape Town named Boulders Beach, and it is well known for its Penquins. This fellow was actually walking behind a small wall, so I went for a body shot. It was overcast and had just stopped raining. I decided to leave the grasses against the lower body. The BG is a huge boulder.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/160
F/7.1
ISO 400

Exp comp +0.33

[Karl Egressy]

Perfect exposure on a hard to expose color combination. Nice details and HA as well as nice framing, Stuart. Love the soft light.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the details, sharpness, clarity, exposure and light. Well done Stuart!

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - I love these guys. Great detail, exposure and colors. I like the grass on the body. Well done!

TFS,
Rachel

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir,
Excellent portrait with wonderful details in blacks and whites.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Superb details, perfect exposure and a good call on the dof. Overcast light worked well for you. I like your comp and the big fella gave you a nice head turn.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Stuart,
Very nice exposure and detail on this fellow. Its great to see the detail on the feathers face. Wings look like they're made of carbon fiber.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the feedback and comments everyone. Always appreciated.

[gail bisson]

Hi Stuart,

I really like the IQ in this little penguin.
The exposure is perfect.
This would look good cropped even tighter,
gai@

[MohsenVahedipour]

Very nice portrait with great IQ & perfect exposure. TFS