King Penguin

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi and hello .
Photographed this King Penguin on South Georgia Island on the beach of Salisbury Plain a breeding place for them .
This single penguin walked a bit separated from others along the beach so i could isolate him. Conditions have been very poor with a mixture of snow and rain .

Hope you like it .

Canon EOS 1D MK IV
EF 500 IS L
Tripod + fluid head

F 5,6 ; Iso 1000 ; 1/ 1600 sec

Processed with DPP and PS CC ; cropped for comp from top and bottom .

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous post

Cheers Andreas

[Dumay de Boulle]

OOH!!! Lovely image, nicely processed and superb pose. I like it a lot Andreas!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Dumay .......... again no sunshine .

[keith mitchell]

Andreas the conditions do not look good, very well done for getting fine looking shot .

Cheers Keith.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, nice to see something different. Love the conditions and those vibrant colours really 'ping' from the almost monochromatic environment. just wished you could have seen the feet.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Keith and Steve for your feedback , appreciate that .
Yes in a really nice world or a more clever photographer would have taken the image with the feet , but.............. none of the two has been in place .

Cheers Andreas

[Joe Senzatimore]

You did very well considering the flat light conditions. Great isolation and a fine pose. nice job all around.

[Marina Scarr]

What a pleasing/fun pose you have here. The conditions really add to the shot, and I love those outstretched wings. Your bird pops against the rather gloomy BG. While I would have preferred to see feet, nature tends to get in the way at times. I like this!!

[David Salem]

Nice looking pose and I like the cold snowy conditions. Good looking detail considering the conditions and that splash of yellow and red look great against the monochrome look. Well done

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Joe, Marina and david for your comments/feedback much appreciated

Cheers Andreas

[gary ellwein]

The snow enhances an other wise good image. The gloomy bg allows the patches of color to pop.

[Arthur Morris]

Well done in the harsh weather. You might with to eliminate the the three white splotches by the right wing if that fits with your personal ethics.