Sea Birds

[dankearl]

Fogerty Creek, Oregon Coast.
There are birds here and very still since this is a 3 second photo.

f22, iso50, 45mm, 3 sec. 3 stop nd filter, D800

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[David Cowling]

Nice composition here, the topmost bird provides a good focal point. Lovely the way that the sea has been smoothed out by the long exposure. If it were mine I might try cropping out the patch of blue sky at top left as I find this a bit distracting. Great detail in the rocks.

[Don Railton]

Hi Dan

I like this very much. I particularly like the water crashing over the rocks left hand side of the island and the horizontal striping in the water. Good detail in the rocks. I can see a alternative crop with a lot of the cloud removed but its OK for me as it is... Where do you hire the tame birds from..??

Don

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

A great shot with just enough time to not over do it! Amazing that the birds sat still for that long - sometimes they're so difficult and other times they're just perfect subjects! I love the wet look of the rocks too and the greenery add just that something extra - nice shot!

[Diane Miller]

Love the motion blur and the peek at the horizon. Nicely composed.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Well designed and pulled off Dan.
One of my favourites you've posted!

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Dan just the right shutter speed and the detail and tone of the rocks are really nice.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Very nice work Dan and perfect shutter speed for waves crashing into the rock island on the left side of the comp!

[Phill Luckhurst]

I love this kind of shot when done well and this one is no exception. Well done. I agree that a little off the top of the sky may make the sky less distracting, but that is being picky.

I've recently acquired a 10 stop filter from Stealth Gear and plan to get to the coast soon but fear I mat over do the motion blur.