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Gannet
Had a day out at Bempthon Cliffs in the North East of England which is home to a large number of gannets. The weather was very untypically British - bright harsh sun - which played havoc with the whites in the flight shots, so I went for one of the nest building birds instead
Canon 1d3
400mm f5.6
ISO 200
1/2000th, f5.6
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Very nice portrait shot, Mike. the whites handled well and the dark around the eye too. I also like to see the nice blue around the eye and the nice clean eye.
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Whites look great to me! I love the detail in the eye and beak, and how it is floating above the OOF FG.
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I like the contrast between the spotless clean plumage and the dirty bill. The eye is crystal clear, very appealing. I also like the idea you went for here with the foreground.
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Hi Mike, classic Bempton, not always the easiest of places to shot and come away with something different, but I like this. Having the FG is a nice contrast to the backdrop of the sea, and I like the fact you have some nesting material in the beak. Not sure about going for Spot metering as it does limit you IMHO, likewise +1EV as often I have found I needed to the opposite way, certainly just dropping the Exp on this brings out a lot more tone & depth to the subject.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
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Bempton is not the easiest place for Gannets but you have pulled a nice one out of the bag here.
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the foreground sets it up very nicely, lovely exposure and great details, nicely done
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Great shot! Lovely exposure, POV and background! TFS
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Originally Posted by
Steve Kaluski
Hi Mike, classic Bempton, not always the easiest of places to shot and come away with something different, but I like this. Having the FG is a nice contrast to the backdrop of the sea, and I like the fact you have some nesting material in the beak. Not sure about going for Spot metering as it does limit you IMHO, likewise +1EV as often I have found I needed to the opposite way, certainly just dropping the Exp on this brings out a lot more tone & depth to the subject.
TFS
Steve
Cheers Steve. I spent most of the day shooting a mix of manual and AV and found that if I spot metered off the head and dialled in +1 EV then the exposure was pretty much spot on and kept the whites clean.
Thanks for the crit
Mike
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