Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)

[Mervyn Marsh]

Photo taken on a boat around 2 hours off Port Fairy at 9:10am 27/10/13. Clone stamp used and canvas added to right, exposure lifted and slight sharpening. back ground sharpness reduced and noise reduced. 50% crop
Camera Model: 5d mk iii
Shooting Mode: Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/3200
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.5
Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF500mm f/4L MK ii IS USM
Focal Length 500.0 mm
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Manual selection

Cheers,
Merv

[Don Railton]

Hello Merv

Nice topside view.... It cant be easy swinging a 500 around on a boat trying to track these birds, so well done. Did you notice the RH wingtip? Something has happened there that have made parts of the feathers the same colour as the background. I also thing a little more sharpening of the bird would help..

DON

[Mervyn Marsh]

Hi Don, Just looked at the raw image and the wing tip and this how it came out of the camera, must be the lighting or something?.
anyway thanks for the tip, i'll give it a bit more sharpening. :)
Cheers,
Merv

[Daniel Cadieux]

Just looks like a couple of rough feathers that have parts torn off. I'm really digging the details of the plumage on the topside of this bird, well done, and for that you are forgiven having the subject flying away from us

[Ken Hadfield]

Super image. Nicely caught and the feathers missing adds to the interest.