Taken in Barrow, Alaska, June 2014 (9:00PM) during Matthew Studebakers' terrific workshop.
These is a very small window of opportunity to see these beautiful males. They head back to the sea once the female starts nesting.
Canon 1DX
F 600mm and 1.4x
ISO 800 1/2500 f 7.1
PP : NR to BG, cleaned up the water around the head via patch and clone tool, levels, DE at 2 % and convert to JPEG and sharpen JPEG at 30% Crop to ~ 80% FF
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail
Avian Image of the Week for the week ending July 11th, 2014: Gail Bisson - King Eider
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